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Old 24th July 2003, 02:27 PM   #1 (permalink)
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>I believe the escalators they use at tube stations are a bit more heavy
>duty than the ones they use at shopping centres and the like, so the
>tube ones cost more.
>


Is that why they break down every 10 minutes? Earl's Court, Notting Hill Gate
and Holborn to name 3 that have been replaced entirely at least twice during my
lifetime of travelling.

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Old 24th July 2003, 02:34 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Mait001 wrote:
>> I believe the escalators they use at tube stations are a
>> bit more heavy
>> duty than the ones they use at shopping centres and the
>> like, so the
>> tube ones cost more.
>>

>
> Is that why they break down every 10 minutes? Earl's Court,
> Notting Hill Gate and Holborn to name 3 that have been
> replaced entirely at least twice during my lifetime of
> travelling.
>
> Marc.


And you've been travelling how long exactly?


 
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Old 24th July 2003, 06:06 PM   #3 (permalink)
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mait001@ (Mait001) wrote the following in:
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>>I believe the escalators they use at tube stations are a bit more
>>heavy duty than the ones they use at shopping centres and the
>>like, so the tube ones cost more.
>>

>
> Is that why they break down every 10 minutes? Earl's Court,
> Notting Hill Gate and Holborn to name 3 that have been replaced
> entirely at least twice during my lifetime of travelling.


So you've been travelling for 20 minutes then?

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