Thread: Inclined lift at Greenford Station replaces the last wooden escalator
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Old November 16th 15, 06:57 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 message , at 18:50:56 on
Mon, 16 Nov 2015, Charles Ellson remarked:

Technically the counterbalance [of a funicular] could be the
second vehicle in the description, it doesn't have to be passenger
carrying.

If it isn't carrying anything then it isn't truly a "vehicle" (Latin
vehere = carry).

It's carrying the counterweight.
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Roland Perry
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