Thread: Inclined lift at Greenford Station replaces the last wooden escalator
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Old November 15th 15, 02:48 PM posted to uk.transport.london,misc.transport.urban-transit,uk.railway
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Default Inclined lift at Greenford Station replaces the last wooden escalator
In e27002 aurora writes:

On Sat, 14 Nov 2015 09:03:03 +0000, Chris J Dixon
wrote:

Basil Jet wrote:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxScXvX1Dv4

I'm a little surprised that they claim it uses less power than a
conventional lift. If you have to raise a given mass through a
given vertical distance, shouldn't the answer be the same?

It is a funicular railway, no?

I haven't seen the earlier parts of this thread (grumble usenet)
but just as a side comment:

If you're looking for a wooden escalator come to NYC. Some
of the escalators at the Macy's flagship store at 34th
street and sixth avenue are still using woooden treads.

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