A turbolift was a device mounted on starships and buildings, such as space stations, to allow easy movement of cargo and people between key areas of buildings or starships. They came in two forms: horizontal and vertical, the ancestor of the latter being the mechanical elevator. They were complemented by a network of Jefferies tubes when turbolifts failed.
Norexan-class starships were equipped with turbolifts right behind the bridge. (RIS Bouteina: "The Departure")
External links[]
- Turbolift article at Memory Alpha, the canon Star Trek wiki.
- Turbolift article at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek wiki.
- Elevator article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.