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Martin Underwood wrote:
"Billy Bollock Chops" wrote in
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At Angel station where an escalator is being replaced there is a sign
saying "This escalator has travelled to the moon and back". Is this
true? Why did they take an escalator to the moon?

Some of the craters on the moon are very deep. When you're wearing a
space suit, it's a lot easier to use the escalator (remembering to
stand on the right!) than to climb up the emergency steps cut in the
side of the crater. Some older craters have lifts, but these are
gradually being replaced by escalators. ;-)

It's very understandable that they would want to install escalators in the
Moon's craters, but why would they bring it back and why should LU have to
put up with secondhand equipment? After all they charge enough for the
fares!!

You've heard the phrase "these fares cost the earth" - by extension,
*really* expensive fares "cost the moon" ;-)