Mornington Crescent tube station has warning signs at the top and
bottom of the stairs. The sign at the bottom says there are 48 steps
and the sign at the top says there are 86 steps.

Does anybody know why that is?

yped


Mornington Crescent tube station has warning signs at the top and
bottom of the stairs. The sign at the bottom says there are 48 steps
and the sign at the top says there are 86 steps.

Does anybody know why that is?

No.

The tube access Excel sheet I downloaded from TfL does indeed confirm 86
steps down in total.

It states 18, 16 stairs down, then 17, 15 spiral stairs, then 20 stairs.

AIUI, the lift covers the top 66 stairs.

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Helen D. Vecht:
Edgware.

Helen Deborah Vecht typed


yped


Mornington Crescent tube station has warning signs at the top and
bottom of the stairs. The sign at the bottom says there are 48 steps
and the sign at the top says there are 86 steps.

Does anybody know why that is?

I found the answer, from Fiddler on the Roof...

If I were a rich man,
Ya ha deedle deedle, bubba bubba deedle deedle dum.
All day long I'd biddy biddy bum.
If I were a wealthy man.
I wouldn't have to work hard.
Ya ha deedle deedle, bubba bubba deedle deedle dum.
If I were a biddy biddy rich,
Yidle-diddle-didle-didle man.

I'd build a big tall house with rooms by the dozen,
Right in the middle of the town.
A fine tin roof with real wooden floors below.

There would be one long staircase just going up,
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

And one even longer coming down,
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

And one more leading nowhere, just for show.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

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Helen D. Vecht:
Edgware.

"Helen Deborah Vecht" wrote in message
...

I found the answer, from Fiddler on the Roof...

LOL. You are truly a maven.

Ian

In message , Helen Deborah
Vecht writes
Helen Deborah Vecht typed


yped


Mornington Crescent tube station has warning signs at the top and
bottom of the stairs. The sign at the bottom says there are 48 steps
and the sign at the top says there are 86 steps.

Does anybody know why that is?

I found the answer, from Fiddler on the Roof...

If I were a rich man,
Ya ha deedle deedle, bubba bubba deedle deedle dum.
All day long I'd biddy biddy bum.
If I were a wealthy man.
I wouldn't have to work hard.
Ya ha deedle deedle, bubba bubba deedle deedle dum.
If I were a biddy biddy rich,
Yidle-diddle-didle-didle man.

I'd build a big tall house with rooms by the dozen,
Right in the middle of the town.
A fine tin roof with real wooden floors below.

There would be one long staircase just going up,
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

And one even longer coming down,
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

And one more leading nowhere, just for show.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Please tell us what you've been on? We'd all like some.
--
Clive

Mornington Crescent tube station has warning signs at the top and
bottom of the stairs. The sign at the bottom says there are 48 steps
and the sign at the top says there are 86 steps.

Does anybody know why that is?

Is the bottom sign located some stairs up from the platform level?

"TKD" wrote in :

Mornington Crescent tube station has warning signs at the top and
bottom of the stairs. The sign at the bottom says there are 48 steps
and the sign at the top says there are 86 steps.

Does anybody know why that is?

Is the bottom sign located some stairs up from the platform level?




It's just there to enable the play of the Asymmetric Winning Manoeuvree

Epicentre wrote:
Is the bottom sign located some stairs up from the platform level?

No. The bottom sign is level with the platform. The top sign is level
with the exit.

My last post was wrong. The bottom sign is 20 steps above the platform.

There are three groups of steps: 18, 48 and 20. As Helen says, the lift
bypasses the top 66.

I still do not understand why the warning signs are the way they are.
Perhaps they used two different sign contractors. Or maybe it is a joke
in tribute to Willie Rushton (there is a plaque to him at the top of
the stairs too).

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Mornington Crescent tube station has warning signs at the top and
bottom of the stairs. The sign at the bottom says there are 48 steps
and the sign at the top says there are 86 steps.

Does anybody know why that is?


Everyone knows that the only way to get up those 'steps' is to 'take TWO at
a time' :-)