"PJR" wrote in message
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"Martin Underwood" wrote in message
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According to "The London Underground", Oliver Green, Ian Allan, ISBN
0-7110-1720-4, the longest escalator is at Leicester Square on the
Piccadilly Line: 161 ft 6 in (49.6 m) on slope or 80 ft 9 in (24.6 m)
vertical rise.

must be an old book then coz Angel on the Northern Line is 318 steps and
90 feet

Yes, it was published in 1987. I looked to see if I had a more recent book
that gave more up-to-date information, but I hadn't.

I hadn't realised that Angel had taken the record away from Leicester
Square. I know that Angel was remodelled fairly extensively to replace the
very narrow two-faced island platform. Were two separate escalators combined
into one or was the booking office moved further away, requiring a
longer/higher escalator?