Thread: Inclined lift at Greenford Station replaces the last wooden escalator
View Single Post
  #18   Report Post  
Old November 14th 15, 11:06 AM posted to uk.transport.london,uk.railway
Clive D. W. Feather[_2_] Clive D. W. Feather[_2_] is offline
external usenet poster
  
First recorded activity at LondonBanter: Mar 2009
Posts: 240
Default Inclined lift at Greenford Station replaces the last wooden escalator
In message
-sept
ember.org, Recliner wrote:
In addition, the fact it's sliding down rails rather than hanging in
free space may alter the efficiency of the mechanism.

I assume it runs on rollers or guide wheels, rather than sliding.

Bad wording on my part.

It's at
quite a shallow angle.

With a few exceptions, LU escalators are at 30 degrees, so presumably
this is as well.

--
Clive D.W. Feather | Home:
Mobile: +44 7973 377646 | Web: http://www.davros.org
Please reply to the Reply-To address, which is:
Reply With QuoteReply With Quote