I don't see the point of DOWN escalators. Gravity assists you going down. UP escalators are necessary , but there should be staircases for those like myself who find them tricky. Nothing scares me more than being on a Down escalator with more confident but impatient person behind me wanting to get past . The Merseyrail Underground is out of bounds to me as an "escaphobic". I fear slipping and causing a domino effect. So I avoid them like the plague. Escalators should have handles for people to steady themselves.
Found a lift and a moving inclined platform in town
Both had tiny makers plates near the floor
Could not see any information on weight limits or numbers of passengers allowed
I guess this might potentially warrant a separate thread, but I wonder if there are many examples of stations with inclined lifts.been up one i n Riga TV tower that went diagonally
And at Farringdon station too, the Barbican exitI guess this might potentially warrant a separate thread, but I wonder if there are many examples of stations with inclined lifts.
Offhand, the only two examples in the UK that I know of are Greenford on the Central Line (also the terminus of GWR's West Ealing-Greenford shuttle) and the new Elizabeth Line station at Liverpool Street. Does anyone know of any others in the UK, mainland Europe or the rest of the world?
Not a station, but The Tyne pedestrian tunnel now has a couple of long inclined lifts in the escalator shafts, effectively to avoid replacing the escalators.I guess this might potentially warrant a separate thread, but I wonder if there are many examples of stations with inclined lifts.
Offhand, the only two examples in the UK that I know of are Greenford on the Central Line (also the terminus of GWR's West Ealing-Greenford shuttle) and the new Elizabeth Line station at Liverpool Street. Does anyone know of any others in the UK, mainland Europe or the rest of the world?
Also not at a station, but nearby, is the one at Ebbw Vale in South Wales. It always seems to be out of order whenever I pass though.Not a station, but The Tyne pedestrian tunnel now has a couple of long inclined lifts in the escalator shafts, effectively to avoid replacing the escalators.
Elevator of death my rear end.
I did both "over the top" and "under the bottom" regularly.Another paternoster at Leicester University, although this 2017 story says its currently out of action:
http://www2.le.ac.uk/staff/announcements/attenborough-paternoster-out-of-action
and a story about "going over the top" here: http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/f...rite-passage/story-27888676-detail/story.html
which I've done. The cars don't turn upside down of course.
Elevator of death my rear end.
Me, clumsiest person ever, coped perfectly well with the one in the James Went building, Leicester Poly as was, in the early 80s.
I did both "over the top" and "under the bottom" regularly.
I absolutely understand that. There were conventional lifts too.The main reason they needed to be got rid of was because they're not wheelchair accessible, which is the main reason for lifts other than in very tall buildings. Not just H&S.
I wonder what other stations could be suitable for installing inclined lifts? I believe that TfL is, or was, investigating other potentially suitable locations.And at Farringdon station too, the Barbican exit
How about the Ebbw Vale lift ?
Definitely public transport as it's free to use and on the public highway at each end and railway related as it's on the way from Town station and the town centre. One Ebbw Vale resident of my acquaintance jokingly described it as being mainly used by fat lazy students to get from their college at the bottom to McDonalds at the top.
I used that one last week while walking from the station up the hills to get a view.Also not at a station, but nearby, is the one at Ebbw Vale in South Wales. It always seems to be out of order whenever I pass though.
Used to be one for staff in Schofields Department Store in Leeds.The Arts tower at the University of Sheffield still has one