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Old March 10th 16, 04:40 PM posted to uk.transport.london
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Default New Holborn standing escalator trial

On Thu, 10 Mar 2016 16:26:38 +0000
Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 16:00:08 on Thu, 10 Mar
2016, d remarked:
I see that LU is to have another, much longer trial of the 'stand on both
sides of the escalator' rule at Holborn:

http://railnews.mobi/news/2016/03/10...s-stand-on.htm


The previous trial confirmed the theory that, at busy times, escalator
throughout was much higher if people stood on both sides. This time,
they're testing how to get the message across.


FTA:

"It may not seem right that you can go quicker by standing still, but our
experiments at Holborn have proved that it can be true"

Sorry matey, but it depends who you're talking about. People who would have
stood anyway will probably get up quicker. Those who would have walked up will
inevitably be delayed.


Sadly not, because they would have been delayed in the bigger queue for
the escalator.


Not as much as they'll have been delayed standing all the way up the long
escalator at Holborn. Besides, often you can walk past all the people waiting
for the right.

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Spud