At the large airport I use from time to time, the luggage trolleys lock automagically on every escalator in the building, all the way from the rail platform to the departure floor. My suitcase also locks onto escalators, via a clever bit of design around the rear wheels. You'd imagine if someone were designing an airport where most people would be moving suitcases between floors most of the time, then that person would specify escalators, baggage trolleys and other amenities that would cope with what people turn up with.
Oooh, I've started so I'll finish. Went through AMS using a bus gate recently. The revolving doors into AMS from a bus gate are powered: touch them, and they stop. The doors out from AMS are unpowered. It's just randomly inconsistent and relies on passengers having previous experience of the location.