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erecting shop

noun

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  1. A place where large machines, predominantly trains and their parts but also cranes, are…

    A place where large machines, predominantly trains and their parts but also cranes, are assembled, adjusted, or repaired.

    • Erecting-shop work was always hard and slogging, so that at the end of a 9¾ hour day there were not many who felt inclined for much more physical activity.
    • The erecting shop has pit accommodation for 39 locomotives, [...] [p162] Eastleigh Locomotive Works: Layout and function of shops [...] Erecting Shop: Stripping and erection of locomotives and frame repairs.

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