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Old January 15th 13, 10:24 AM posted to uk.transport.london
David Walters David Walters is offline
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On Mon, 14 Jan 2013 17:15:15 +0000, Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 14:31:45 on
Mon, 14 Jan 2013, David Walters remarked:
davros.org lists Marble Arch as having a fixed stairway.


That confirms my recollection (a stairway alongside one of the
escalators, but not at the same angle so it's succession of half a dozen
steps, landing etc)


Is that a safety thing? If you slip you will stop at the next landing
rather than tumbling all the way to the bottom. It seems rare to find
very long unbroken flights of stairs.

Maybe the list you need is the inverse of the "only escalator" one
(assuming lifts are either OK, or always accompanied by stairs).


Lifts aren't okay though, I want to be able to find routes that don't
involve mechanical aids between the platform and street.