Originally Posted by Momentary Lapse
1 under H&S rules you can't walk up or down a stalled escalator because the "steps" change height at the top and bottom, and in the middle are too high to be called steps anyway. And remember those passengers having to carry "wheely" carry-on bags up stairs instead of pulling them and standing still on a moving escalator.
Yeah, right. Maybe H&S rules, but have you ever seen the Tube escalators when they break down? Doesn't seem to stop people walking. As for wheely carry-ons, if they're too heavy to walk up the stairs with, then they shouldn't be hand luggage anyway.
Cheers,
Rick