Escalators

India’s Central Railway Hosts “Mission Zero Death” Awareness Event

Emphasizing safer alternatives to trespassing on railroad tracks, including taking elevators and escalators, was part of a comprehensive awareness campaign conducted by India’s Central Railway on April 4-5 as part...

Repair Work on Thailand Rail System VT Underway

The State Railway of Thailand is working to repair the vertical transportation (VT) along the Red Line commuter rail system after a recent inspection found that 47 of the 228...

KONE To Modernize 14 Network Rail Escalators in Liverpool

Network Rail, the U.K.'s main railway infrastructure owner and manager, has tapped KONE to modernize 14 escalators serving major stations on the Merseyrail network in Liverpool, KONE announced on April...

Long Out-of-Service Escalators at Busy Liverpool Station Being Repaired

The Liverpool Council has confirmed that a pair of long out-of-service escalators at the entrance to one of the busiest train stations on the Merseyrail network in Liverpool, U.K., is...

IEES Call for Speakers for November Event in Bahamas

Joint event organizers Liftinstituut and Elevator World, Inc., are issuing a call for papers for the fifth edition of the International Elevator & Escalator Symposium (IEES) at ATLANTIS resort on...

EXP To Provide Design-Build Services for NYC MTA Escalator-Replacement Project

EXP Services P.C., a global engineering, architecture, design and consulting firm, has been selected with lead contractor Skanska to perform design-build services for the NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (MTA) replacement...

WSP Taps Yaghobi To Lead VT Department

WSP USA, part of WSP, a global provider of engineering, environment and professional services, has tapped Sean Yaghobi as vertical-transportation (VT) department manager. Based at WSP USA's NYC office, Yaghobi...

Escalator Stops Plague Western Railway Station in India

Each escalator at stations on the Western Railway (WR) in India stops working an average of five times a day, according to officials, the Hindustan Times reports. Data from 2023...

LiftNet Releases Latest VT Equipment-Monitoring and Maintenance Solution

LiftNet, a Hyperion Solutions brand, recently announced its latest technological breakthrough: the LiftNet cloud-based, fully integrated vertical-transportation (VT) management and monitoring solution. The universal platform enables advanced data collection and...

12th Annual Photo Contest Open Until May 24

Photo submissions are open for the 2024 Photo Contest until May 24. This year’s contest offers a new category: NAEC (National Association of Elevator Contractors) Through the Years (in celebration...