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Post by jardine01 on Apr 22, 2012 9:34:05 GMT
Hi It might sound like a silly question to ask but we are coming to london in June from Kings Cross to kilburn park. Are suitcases allowed on Escalators?
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Post by trt on Apr 22, 2012 10:22:24 GMT
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Post by v52gc on Apr 22, 2012 12:43:56 GMT
Little tips for luggage on escalators:
When going down keep the suitcase in front of you so when the steps form it won't push you over.
When going up keep it behind you for the same reason as previously, but don't let it drag you back if it's small.
Keep hold of them all th time, a suitcase that decides to slide down the escalator becomes a very dangerous projectile!
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Post by norbitonflyer on Apr 22, 2012 16:01:12 GMT
I tend to put the suitcase on the step above me - much easier to hold on to, and if it does topple, I can catch it - better that than have it fall, possibly some distance, onto someone below!
Also, please make sure you leave space for people to walk past the case.
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Post by adehare2012 on Apr 22, 2012 16:47:35 GMT
And please don't think that having a suitcase means that you can stop dead at the top or bottom of the escalator, or you might just find me and my white cane falling over you and landing in a heap.
Might give the travellers a laugh, does nothing for my joints, OUCH!!
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Post by rsdworker on Apr 22, 2012 17:22:55 GMT
jardine01 there lifts at king cross station so use those lifts to transport heavy luggage up or down to reach the that station in easy way is take overground train from Euston which stops at high road station - they have steps BUT if you get off at west hamsptead station (lifts is being installed but not known if its already open) and take bus route 328 here link to bus map which details nearset stations - some them don't have step free www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/gettingaround/maps/buses/pdf/kilburnhighroad-2148.pdftube map showing stations accessible without need of escalators marked with wheelchair symbol www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/standard-tube-map.pdf |
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Post by v52gc on Apr 22, 2012 18:04:41 GMT
I tend to put the suitcase on the step above me - much easier to hold on to, and if it does topple, I can catch it - better that than have it fall, possibly some distance, onto someone below! true, but many "inexperienced escalatorists" can be caught out by this topple and can fall. I've seen it happen quite a few times. The owner won't let go and goes down with the suitcase. The biggest problems going up or down occur when people "park" the suitcase on two steps so when they split it catches them by surprise. If you know what your doing then it doesn't really matter where you have it as long as you hold it! Personally I tend to do it like you. And please don't think that having a suitcase means that you can stop dead at the top or bottom of the escalator, or you might just find me and my white cane falling over you and landing in a heap. Might give the travellers a laugh, does nothing for my joints, OUCH!! I forgot about that one. And it's one of the most important tips in addition to being one of my pet hates! On the trains sometimes you have people who walk up to the doors with a wheelie bag as they're about to close. Stop. Put the handle in. Get on the train. Turn around and lift the bag in... I don't need to add more I feel... |
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Post by trt on Apr 23, 2012 9:25:46 GMT
I hate those damned wheely cases. Doubly so if the people dragging them reach the escalator top on either the left or the right, then do an immediate 90° across the other stream, tripping up anyone getting off. It often happens at Euston, where the exit gate is at right angles to the escalator.
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Post by Chris M on Apr 23, 2012 10:39:19 GMT
And please don't think that having a suitcase means that you can stop dead at the top or bottom of the escalator, or you might just find me and my white cane falling over you and landing in a heap Although it's never necessary to stop right at the bottom or top of an escalator there are many locations where the unfamiliar traveller is first given the information necessary to know which way they need to go at the top/bottom of the escalator. Particularly where the escalator goes down to a passage between the platforms. I don't know how, but it would be useful to givee the information as you are going down the escalator so when you get to the end you know which way you need to go. |
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Post by ducatisti on Apr 23, 2012 12:40:50 GMT
I don't know how, but it would be useful to givee the information as you are going down the escalator so when you get to the end you know which way you need to go Actually, I think they'd be better putting the information further away. Camden is a nightmare for this with lots of foreign tourists and the like who get to the little landing at the bottom of the escalators and stop to try to work out what is going on. I think it would be better to send them on to one platform and let them work it out there. but yes, returning to topic, as long as you can carry it, you are generally fine (I have carried various large boxes containing motorcycle fairings on the tube - which are large, but very light). I'd use the lifts though where you can. |
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Post by jardine01 on Apr 23, 2012 14:26:41 GMT
Well I don't really like lifts however its not me who is going to carry the suitcases it will be my parents!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2012 18:51:58 GMT
As long as you don't block the overtaking lane on the escalators (the left hand lane) then you should have no problem whether putting the cases in front or behind you, provided you hang on to them as has been mentioned above.
As for the rest of it, ask your parents to keep a close eye on how the escalator steps behave. I'm fairly confident that their common sense will tell them what to do as the steps retract near the top/bottom.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2012 12:37:52 GMT
The sizes and amount of suitcases I've seen some people with, particularly on the Piccadilly Line, for obvious reasons is just beyond insane. Some people seem to take their whole life with them now...
If there are escalators there I'd use them, as you won't get in peoples way.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2012 20:58:41 GMT
If you're on an escalator with suitcases, DO NOT put them on the left hand side of you blocking the way of people wishing to walk down the escalator, or you will get the likes of me who will boot it out the way.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2012 19:53:23 GMT
Also, don't get all huffy at people who don't offer to help carry your massive suitcase up a flight of stairs when you've just walked past a perfectly serviceable lift.  |
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Post by angelislington on Apr 26, 2012 20:01:11 GMT
<snip>When going up keep it behind you for the same reason as previously, but don't let it drag you back if it's small. And keep a hold of the handle. Otherwise you might turn round and find it fell backwards and nestled into the plumpness of the gentleman behind you   ;D |
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