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Post by tube10 on Apr 21, 2005 18:29:08 GMT
what type of moving stairways and lifts are used at underground stations and how these differs from the ones used in a shop enviroment
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Post by Admin Team on Apr 21, 2005 19:36:02 GMT
So far as I'm aware they're the same, though - at least as far as the escalators are concerned - perhaps they're of a more 'robust' construction, given that they're often fully loaded.
Certainly the companies that install and maintain them are the same as those that you see elsewhere.
Unless anyone knows differently, of course?
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Post by Colin on Apr 21, 2005 19:40:21 GMT
You are spot on dave.   |
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Post by setttt on Apr 21, 2005 20:06:07 GMT
Are all the escalators & lifts still supplied by otis?
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Post by Dstock7080 on Apr 23, 2005 1:19:02 GMT
Are all the escalators & lifts still supplied by OTIS? Various manufacturers are involved in lift/escalator replacements. Recent MIP lifts have been supplied by OTIS but the whole JLE lifts were supplied by KONE. Other reasonably recent are: Hammersmith/Green Park- BENNIE MIP Stratford- PORN & DUNWOODY Edgware Road- ELLIS-McDOUGALL total 111 as at 31/12/04 recent escalators: King's Cross- KONE Canary Wharf- O&K Wanstead/Gants Hill/Bethnal Green- CNIM Liverpool Street- APV total 412 as at 31/12/04 So, very varied! |
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Post by suncloud on May 9, 2005 16:10:00 GMT
my experience would say that they also tend to be that little bit quicker and wider than typical 'shopping centre' escalators
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Post by trainopd78 on May 10, 2005 16:43:21 GMT
Our older installations were built to a better standard than shop installations as the wear and tear, loadings and usage was much heavier than your average shop. Nowdays however, it seems that we use modified shop installations. This is apparent at Angel where the engineers had to be called out at least once a day because the modified shop escalator just couldn't cope with the abuse it was getting in everyday service. Haven't spoken to the SS there for a few years now so things may have improved, esp now the type of maintanence contract has changed.
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