Automotive construction machine

An automotive construction machine, comprising:

• a machine frame having a direction of travel, the frame having first and second lateral outer walls on opposite sides of the machine frame;
• a chassis supporting the machine frame from a ground surface;
• a milling drum supported from the machine frame for working the ground surface;
• a transverse guide located on the machine frame;
• and
• an operator's platform moveable on the transverse guide transversely to the direction of travel outward to first and second outer limit positions, in each of the outer limit positions the operator's platform overlying one of the lateral outer walls of the machine frame and extending only partially beyond said one of the lateral outer walls of the machine frame, the operator's platform being enclosed by a cabin, the platform having a seat for the machine driver located inside the cabin, the operator's platform and the cabin and the seat being moveable between a raised operating position and a lowered transport position, the operator's platform being mounted for swiveling movement about a vertical axis at least when in each of the outer limit positions.