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mocha September 19th 05 08:35 PM

deepest escalator on the underground?
 
Hi,

As subject line read just wondeirng what the deepest escalotor is on the
tube.

cheers



Martin Underwood September 19th 05 08:44 PM

deepest escalator on the underground?
 
"mocha" wrote in message
...
Hi,

As subject line read just wondeirng what the deepest escalotor is on the
tube.


Depends how you define "deepest escalator". Do you mean:

- height of longest escalator
- deepest top of escalator below ground level
- deepest bottom of escalator below ground level

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.



PJR September 19th 05 08:56 PM

deepest escalator on the underground?
 

"Martin Underwood" wrote in message
...

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



David Boothroyd September 19th 05 09:02 PM

deepest escalator on the underground?
 
In article ,
"Martin Underwood" wrote:
"mocha" wrote in message
...
Hi,

As subject line read just wondeirng what the deepest escalotor is on the
tube.


Depends how you define "deepest escalator". Do you mean:

- height of longest escalator
- deepest top of escalator below ground level
- deepest bottom of escalator below ground level

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.


I thought the longest was at Angel.

The deepest tube station is Hampstead but this has a lift and not an
escalator.

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mocha September 19th 05 09:33 PM

deepest escalator on the underground?
 

"Martin Underwood" wrote in message
...
"mocha" wrote in message
...
Hi,

As subject line read just wondeirng what the deepest escalotor is on the
tube.


Depends how you define "deepest escalator". Do you mean:

- height of longest escalator
- deepest top of escalator below ground level
- deepest bottom of escalator below ground level

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.


Thanks for the reply

What is the deepest platform below ground level?

I guess al 3 woul dbe an interesting piece of information to know.

The height of the longest escalator would be interesting too.

Cheers



PJR September 19th 05 10:04 PM

deepest escalator on the underground?
 

"mocha" wrote in message
...

Thanks for the reply

What is the deepest platform below ground level?

I guess al 3 woul dbe an interesting piece of information to know.

The height of the longest escalator would be interesting too.

Cheers


http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tube/company/facts.asp

Incdentally, you can find the answers to all such facts extremely easily,
just with a simple Google search.



Martin Underwood September 19th 05 11:17 PM

deepest escalator on the underground?
 
"PJR" wrote in message
...

"Martin Underwood" wrote in message
...

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?



September 20th 05 05:37 AM

deepest escalator on the underground?
 
Martin Underwood said:


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?


I believe the booking office was moved.

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Mark Brader September 20th 05 06:35 AM

deepest escalator on the underground?
 
Martin Underwood:
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?


Pippa Moran:
I believe the booking office was moved.


Yes. And there was a lift before, not an escalator.
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Roland Perry September 20th 05 08:53 AM

deepest escalator on the underground?
 
In message , at 06:37:43 on
Tue, 20 Sep 2005, remarked:
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?


I believe the booking office was moved.


The booking office moved round the corner, but didn't substantially go
"up" or "down". The remodelling replaced a lift with escalators. One
very long one and one shorter one.
--
Roland Perry


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