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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/techno...ators-that-go-sideways-as-well-as-up-and-down
Assuming that they can perfect the technology, could it have a place in modern stations with people being able to for example transfer between platforms without having to walk between escalators?
The elevators that go sideways as well as up and down
BBC Click visits a test lift shaft where they are showing off a lift that goes sideways as well as up and down.
The elevators are being developed by Thyssenkrupp.
Instead of using a steel rope, the cabin is carried by linear motors - the same technology that drives some amusements rides and high-speed trains.
Assuming that they can perfect the technology, could it have a place in modern stations with people being able to for example transfer between platforms without having to walk between escalators?
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