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Re:Why does it take so long to mend an escalator? (2002) by baud147258 on Tuesday August 07, 2018 @05:16AM (#17704923)
In the subway tunnels beneath Montparnasse train station in Paris, there's a long stretch of corridor leading from the above-ground train station to the subway. Three moving sidewalk were installed, with one being higher speed, but they were forced to replace it with a normal-speed one, because of complaints and reliability issues.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moving_walkway#Trottoir_roulan...

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Re:Why does it take so long to mend an escalator? (2002) by adam-a on Tuesday August 07, 2018 @07:33AM (#17705508)
Very interesting. I found a video of an express walkway at a Toronto airport which is apparently still in use. It looks quite complex with foot plates which extend as the belt moves faster. I wonder what it's like to use.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvfF4TeXz7U

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Re:Why does it take so long to mend an escalator? (2002) by maz- on Tuesday August 07, 2018 @09:05AM (#17706159)
Used it last year. It's fun! You have to stand in the right spot though otherwise the plates extend under your feet which while I don't think it's dangerous, does feel a bit sketchy.
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