danny burstein wrote:
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.

The ban on wooden panels and treads on LU was for fire protection reasons
in underground stations. As Greenford is above ground, the wood panels
remained long after they were removed from underground escalators.