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Post by lindsay on Mar 18, 2006 23:50:04 GMT
Are the elevators used on LUL running on different settings? There are some I have been in that have a button it says to press but it appears does not do anything, the elevator goes up or down when everyone is in even if the button is not pressed, other elevators you get in and you have wait and after a time it will go up or down automaticly.
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Post by subwayrail on Mar 19, 2006 0:25:05 GMT
I prefer the the word "lift," but if you prefer "elevator" then that is fine with me.
Lifts on LUL stations can usually be operated in different modes according to passenger flow requirements. They might spend some of the day operating automatically with a predetermined dwell time at each landing. At other times they may be set to move only when summoned. During peak periods when congestion is a major concern, lifts at some stations may be operated manually by staff members either in the lift or positioned at each landing, using the control panels provided for this purpose.
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Post by lindsay on Mar 19, 2006 0:31:46 GMT
If the call button outside is used, will the elevator/lift automaticaly go up or down when boarded even if the button in the car is not pressed with sensors detecting when all the passengers have boarded?
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Post by Colin on Mar 19, 2006 0:47:04 GMT
Each lift at each station works in it's own mysterious ways!! For example, the ones at Covent Garden go up & down automatically all day long. The ones at Lambeth North will sit at the top landing till someone presses a button either inside or outside. The Picc ones at Earls Court (when they do actually work : are automatic like those at Covent Garden, but will run slightly quicker if the outside buttons are pressed. Then there's the hydraulic (mobility impaired lifts), which will sit at one landing (usually the bottom one), and will not move until any button is pressed. There is one exception with this type of lift - it will do a 'cycle' every 30 minutes regardless, to ensure the hydraulic fluid stays good. It is really a bit of a lottery, and will depend on local requirements, etc...
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Post by lindsay on Mar 19, 2006 0:58:28 GMT
The ones at Bank used to go up and down all day automatically but last time I went there this appeared to have been changed as people were pressing the buttons.
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Post by c5 on Mar 19, 2006 1:26:59 GMT
Lots of the MIP lifts like those at Earl's Court and Green Park, are usually in "staff mode" as they overheat if used too often!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2006 1:28:48 GMT
The ones at Bank used to go up and down all day automatically but last time I went there this appeared to have been changed as people were pressing the buttons. Just because people press the buttons doesn't mean they do anything - just look at all those who still press the door buttons on the D stocks.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2006 9:49:26 GMT
I always laugh at impatient people who continuously keep pressing lift call buttons, as if its going to make the lift arrive faster!
I think I'm right in saying that the station staff can control the setting in which a lift is working (and there are quite a few settings). They can also manually operate the lift as well if required.
At peak times at Covent Garden, two lifts in one shaft seem to operated automatically. The other two in the other shaft are operated manually, and only for up traffic.
Both Edgware Road, and Regents Park usually require passengers to call the lift by pressing the buttons.
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Post by Colin on Mar 19, 2006 16:08:33 GMT
I always laugh at impatient people who continuously keep pressing lift call buttons, as if its going to make the lift arrive faster! Like I said, at Earls Court, they will go a bit faster - but obviously customers don't know that I think I'm right in saying that the station staff can control the setting in which a lift is working (and there are quite a few settings). Not quite, that is something that only engineers can do.
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Post by trainopd78 on Mar 19, 2006 18:59:52 GMT
I always laugh at impatient people who continuously keep pressing lift call buttons, as if its going to make the lift arrive faster! Like I said, at Earls Court, they will go a bit faster - but obviously customers don't know that I think I'm right in saying that the station staff can control the setting in which a lift is working (and there are quite a few settings). Not quite, that is something that only engineers can do. The older (non MIP) lifts have 3 settings: Automatic Call mode Manual Automatic speaks for itself. Call mode means the lift will stay at the landing until called by the button. Manual means the lift can be worked from inside the car. Some lifts have to be changed by engineers, but the majority can be adjusted by the CSA to suit requirements by using the in car or landing panels. I often used to use the lifts at Kennington in car mode, just to make the day a bit more interesting. This feature had other uses too and helped regualte a regular service on the lifts as number 1 would catch up with number 2 lift after around 50 round trips, so I could hold one until we had one on each landing.
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