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Post by sawb on Oct 22, 2016 19:10:05 GMT
Just seen on the six month station work look ahead that Lancaster Gate is closed from Wednesday 4th January to Tuesday 1st August next year. Does anyone know what work is being carried out during the closure?
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Post by crusty54 on Oct 22, 2016 19:41:13 GMT
Lift replacement plus updating - probably similar to Holland Park.
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Post by jacks on Oct 22, 2016 23:30:30 GMT
Didn't it have a closure in 2006 for the same thing, does it need doing again already?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2016 19:25:04 GMT
Ten years is a very short period for a Lift Lifespan in a tube station it seems....
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Post by superteacher on Oct 23, 2016 19:43:39 GMT
That's what happens when you buy cheap. Just think how long the old Otis lifts used to last.
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Post by John Tuthill on Oct 23, 2016 20:19:08 GMT
That's what happens when you buy cheap. Just think how long the old Otis lifts used to last. "Buy cheap, buy twice"  |
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Post by crusty54 on Oct 23, 2016 21:34:32 GMT
but Otis bought out Wadsworth to stifle the competition.
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Post by brigham on Oct 24, 2016 8:54:02 GMT
Wasn't that Weygood?
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Post by crusty54 on Oct 24, 2016 9:50:17 GMT
No, LUL went to the small Wadsworth company to make purpose built lifts as an alternative to Otis. They were taken over by Otis in 1988. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2016 13:35:17 GMT
I was a reserve at LG between 2012-14. The lifts looked and felt a lot older than 7-10 years. They were generally reliable though. The same couldn't be said for Queensway. I've never seen such unreliable lifts and they weren't that old either.
The problem for LG is it's size. There's barely room to swing a cat, and it's a busy tourist station with queues stretching outside the station most mornings. I can't imagine how bad it must be now that they've closed the ticket office.
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Post by hobbayne on Nov 16, 2016 21:50:06 GMT
Strange. Halfway through November and there have been no notices for this displayed yet.
They usually give more notice of a long term closure.
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