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The article didn't mention the length of the escalator? Longest ones apparently are to be found at the Park Pobedy metro station in Moscow at 126 m, and in St

by FabHK 5y ago

The article didn't mention the length of the escalator? Longest ones apparently are to be found at the Park Pobedy metro station in Moscow at 126 m, and in St Petersburg. Longest escalator system, and my favourite, is the Hong Kong Central–Mid-Levels escalator, at 790 m (2,600 ft). Many people's commute to work. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central–Mid-Levels_escalator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central–Mid-Levels_escalator Escalator accidents: 1982 Moscow https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviamotornaya_(Kalininsko–Solntsevskaya_line) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviamotornaya_(Kalininsko–Soln... 2018 Rome https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/23/hurt-in-rome-metro-escalator-incident https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/23/hurt-in-rome-m...

coremoff 5y ago
the 1987 King's Cross fire was also escalator related: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s_Cross_fire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s_Cross_fire Smoking on the escalators, wooden steps, and build-up of trash in the inaccessible area underneath them all contributed.
- lbriner 5y ago
  If you want a really interesting read, which is great at showing how a methodical enquiry is carried out is here: https://www.theisrm.org/documents/Fennel%20(1988)%20Investigation%20Intointo%20the%20Kings%20Cross%20Fire.pdf https://www.theisrm.org/documents/Fennel%20(1988)%20Investig... It might look long but is still really interesting to read, the simple questions that needed to be answered, the interviews and the conclusion.
- seryoiupfurds 5y ago
  > This sudden transition in intensity, and the spout of fire, was due to the previously unknown trench effect, discovered by the computer simulation of the fire, and confirmed in two scale model tests. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trench_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trench_effect
- walshemj 5y ago
  I just missed that fire as I left early that day to get back home for a DnD game. My normal commute would have taken me right into the center of the fire.
asdff 5y ago
The Wilshire Vermont metro station in Los Angeles has the longest escalator west of the mississippi river. It's so long that its much faster actually to take the elevator from that platform, if you can out run people from the train to the single elevator that is. The escalator system at Universal Studios Hollywood is also pretty impressive.
gsnedders 5y ago
IIRC, they're not particularly long. The deep level tunnels are something like 20m below the subsurface tunnels, I'd guess 30m in total from the ticket hall?
SideburnsOfDoom 5y ago
The longest single-span Escalators on the London Underground, are at Angel Station. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFqQOlYE4EE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFqQOlYE4EE "the longest escalators on the Underground network, and the fourth-longest escalators in Western Europe" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_tube_station https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_tube_station Angel is much deeper than Kensington, so the Kensington ones won't be that long.

by FabHK 5y ago

coremoff 5y ago

the 1987 King's Cross fire was also escalator related: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s_Cross_fire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s_Cross_fire Smoking on the escalators, wooden steps, and build-up of trash in the inaccessible area underneath them all contributed.

lbriner 5y ago
If you want a really interesting read, which is great at showing how a methodical enquiry is carried out is here: https://www.theisrm.org/documents/Fennel%20(1988)%20Investigation%20Intointo%20the%20Kings%20Cross%20Fire.pdf https://www.theisrm.org/documents/Fennel%20(1988)%20Investig... It might look long but is still really interesting to read, the simple questions that needed to be answered, the interviews and the conclusion.
seryoiupfurds 5y ago
> This sudden transition in intensity, and the spout of fire, was due to the previously unknown trench effect, discovered by the computer simulation of the fire, and confirmed in two scale model tests. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trench_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trench_effect
walshemj 5y ago
I just missed that fire as I left early that day to get back home for a DnD game. My normal commute would have taken me right into the center of the fire.

asdff 5y ago

The Wilshire Vermont metro station in Los Angeles has the longest escalator west of the mississippi river. It's so long that its much faster actually to take the elevator from that platform, if you can out run people from the train to the single elevator that is. The escalator system at Universal Studios Hollywood is also pretty impressive.

gsnedders 5y ago

IIRC, they're not particularly long. The deep level tunnels are something like 20m below the subsurface tunnels, I'd guess 30m in total from the ticket hall?

SideburnsOfDoom 5y ago

The longest single-span Escalators on the London Underground, are at Angel Station. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFqQOlYE4EE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFqQOlYE4EE "the longest escalators on the Underground network, and the fourth-longest escalators in Western Europe" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_tube_station https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_tube_station Angel is much deeper than Kensington, so the Kensington ones won't be that long.