Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2008 18:04:01 GMT
A short while after the Central London Railway was extended from Bank to Liverpool Street, a second entrance was opened which gave access to Broad Street main line station. Two escalators and two lifts were provided for this.
The two 'A' type escalators with a 41.5ft rise came into service from 10.10.1912 and had shunt landings with side step-off. This pair was the last of the type in service on the Underground, No.2 in the up direction being finally taken out of use in March 1953. It linked the Central Line (west end) with the LT Broad Street ticket hall.
The two lifts came into service on 23.02.1913 and had a 76ft rise, because the top landing was right in the concourse of Broad Street main line station. The upper lift landing actually survived (with its decorative tilework) until demolition of Broad Street station began in the 1980s.
However, this pair of lifts are reported to have had a very short period of life in passenger service. One source quotes c.1915 as being taken out of passenger service but (at least one) was retained for the conveyance of rubbish and materials, and both were "on the books" in May 1921. The 1926 Appendix to Working Timetables shows an entry for lifts at Broad Street, which suggests that at least one may have still been available for passenger use.
The next line of thought is that they survived until the 1930s but no 'removal' date has ever been forthcoming.
I had a visit to the site in the early-1980s (from the Central Line platforms) and the old escalator shafts (two escalators but in single shafts, as with Nos.1, 2 and 3 currently in use) only contained cables to and from Liverpool Street substation.
The lift shaft was completely empty as I expected it would be but all other features were still in place at lower landing level.
Can anyone add anything to this (lift-wise), please?
The two 'A' type escalators with a 41.5ft rise came into service from 10.10.1912 and had shunt landings with side step-off. This pair was the last of the type in service on the Underground, No.2 in the up direction being finally taken out of use in March 1953. It linked the Central Line (west end) with the LT Broad Street ticket hall.
The two lifts came into service on 23.02.1913 and had a 76ft rise, because the top landing was right in the concourse of Broad Street main line station. The upper lift landing actually survived (with its decorative tilework) until demolition of Broad Street station began in the 1980s.
However, this pair of lifts are reported to have had a very short period of life in passenger service. One source quotes c.1915 as being taken out of passenger service but (at least one) was retained for the conveyance of rubbish and materials, and both were "on the books" in May 1921. The 1926 Appendix to Working Timetables shows an entry for lifts at Broad Street, which suggests that at least one may have still been available for passenger use.
The next line of thought is that they survived until the 1930s but no 'removal' date has ever been forthcoming.
I had a visit to the site in the early-1980s (from the Central Line platforms) and the old escalator shafts (two escalators but in single shafts, as with Nos.1, 2 and 3 currently in use) only contained cables to and from Liverpool Street substation.
The lift shaft was completely empty as I expected it would be but all other features were still in place at lower landing level.
Can anyone add anything to this (lift-wise), please?
