Originally Posted by rkenyon
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
I agree that people
do use escalators as stairs, but the Tube was of course built long before the current building regulations, that define what "stairs" are, came into force.
Wheely carry-on luggage could be light enough to be hand luggage, but perhaps the passenger isn't able to carry it (elderly, disabled etc.) And have you ever seen how fast/heavy a small suitcase can be at the end of its fall from the top of an escalator?