Some Of London Tube’s Oldest Escalators Being Replaced

Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com SOME OF LONDON TUBE’S OLDEST ESCALATORS BEING REPLACED A trio of new escalators to replace some of the oldest serving the London Tube are coming to the Marylebone Station in West London, MyLondon reports. Transport for London has already started on the three-year project, which includes a new escalator to replace a staircase and replacement of two existing escalators. Two escalators — one up and one down — will remain open throughout the work, set to start in earnest in September. The source shared interesting facts about escalators that serve stations like Marylebone along the Bakerloo Line, such as: • Marylebone units date as far back as 1943. • Each unit weighs approximately 40 mT and carries millions of passengers each year. • Tube escalators operate in both directions for up to 20 h per day. • A typical 15-m-rise escalator has roughly 15,000 moving parts. Image credit: courtesy of Huddersfield Daily Examiner To read the full transcript of today's podcast, visit: elevatorworld.com/news Subscribe to the Podcast: iTunes │ Google Play | SoundCloud │ Stitcher │ TuneIn