On Mon, 17 Nov 2014 15:48:11 +0000, Basil Jet wrote:

... was out of order yesterday on my first attempt to use it after
finding out about it in this forum. Are sloping lifts less reliable than
vertical ones? I can't see why a vertical lift wasn't used in the
location in question, perhaps they were just showing off, but that isn;t
much use unless the thing works.

If the technology was reliable, it could perhaps be incorporated into
the central stairway of some elevator shafts.

An incline lift is being installed at Greenford Station.
http://www.transportforall.org.uk/ne...-incline-lift-