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(last edited July 20, 2005) Front Page | Recent Changes | Title Index | User Preferences | Random Page | HelpThe act of raising the vehicle body off its bogies. It was originally always done by a crane or cranes. Modern installations often use synchronised electric jacks. A "lifting shop" is a workshop specially reserved for this purpose. The layout of a train maintenance lifting shop has to provide sufficient space for each vehicle to be lifted and the bogies rolled clear to give access to the equipment on the bogie. There must also be sufficient space on either side to allow a fork lift or other small powered lifting vehicle to access the underfloor equipment from the side of the vehicle.
