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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2009 16:27:35 GMT
At King's Cross, on the Northern Line side of the station (and as far as I know, installed in one of the disused ex-C&SLR lift shafts) there is a "Fireman's Lift".
This is a little puzzling as we are always told not to use lifts in the event of fire as you may get stranded between floors. Can it be assumed that in the event of a fire, it is safe (for Firemen) to use such a lift?
Excuse my ignorance, but have I missed a point somewhere ..... ??
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Post by 21146 on May 16, 2009 16:43:51 GMT
At King's Cross, on the Northern Line side of the station (and as far as I know, installed in one of the disused ex-C&SLR lift shafts) there is a "Fireman's Lift". This is a little puzzling as we are always told not to use lifts in the event of fire as you may get stranded between floors. Can it be assumed that in the event of a fire, it is safe (for Firemen) to use such a lift? Excuse my ignorance, but have I missed a point somewhere ..... ?? I believe these 'LFB' lifts have a UPS (uninteruptable power supply) which allows their use in emergencies. Similar lifts exist in non-public areas of the Extended Jubilee Line. |
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Post by Tubeboy on May 16, 2009 18:52:32 GMT
[/quote] Similar lifts exist in non-public areas of the Extended Jubilee Line.[/quote]
And in public areas too, for example, Bermondsey has only one lift which is both a passenger/firefighter lift.
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2009 19:30:27 GMT
At King's Cross, on the Northern Line side of the station (and as far as I know, installed in one of the disused ex-C&SLR lift shafts) there is a "Fireman's Lift". This is a little puzzling as we are always told not to use lifts in the event of fire as you may get stranded between floors. Can it be assumed that in the event of a fire, it is safe (for Firemen) to use such a lift? Excuse my ignorance, but have I missed a point somewhere ..... ?? I believe these 'LFB' lifts have a UPS (uninteruptable power supply) which allows their use in emergencies. Similar lifts exist in non-public areas of the Extended Jubilee Line. I believe that they also have manual full controls, to permit going up/down with door open, or to close doors manually (AIUI one fire problem for 'normal' lifts is that the lift will 'see' smoke as an obstacle preventing the door closing) |
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Post by abe on May 18, 2009 9:52:34 GMT
I think that the shaft (or at least the lift car) is slightly pressurized to keep smoke and fumes out.
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