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Travolator
Travolator orig. U.S. (ˈtrævəleɪtə(r)) Also with lower-case initial, and travelator, travellator. [f. travel v., after escalator.] A proprietary name for a moving pavement designed for use at railway stations, airports, shopping centres, etc. (see quot. 1955).1955 Sci. News Let. 8 Oct. 232/3 A movin...
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El Cortez (San Diego)
Paderewski for the Otis Elevator Company, the Travolator was essentially a flat escalator. The Travolator ceased operating in 1981 and San Diego's homeless started sleeping on the bridge.
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Richard Gilbert Scott
gallery, London Guildhall (1969–71)
Feasibility study for 5 new Boys' Houses, Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey (1969–71)
Consultant Architect for travolator
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terminal
terminal, a. and n. (ˈtɜːmɪnəl) [ad. L. termināl-is, f. termin-us end, boundary: see -al1. Cf. F. terminal (16th c. in Godef.).] A. adj. † 1. Her. (See quots.) Obs.1486 Bk. St. Albans, Her. B j b, Ther be .ix. dyuisionis of cotarmures .v. perfite & .iiii. vnperfite. The .v. perfite be theys Termynal...
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Bank and Monument stations
In September 1960, the steeply sloping passages to the platforms were supplemented with the "Travolator", one of the few sets of moving walkways on the
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Moving walkway
A moving walkway, also known as an autowalk, moving pavement, moving sidewalk, people-mover, travolator, or travelator (British English), is a slow-moving
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speed
▪ I. speed, n. (spiːd) Forms: 1 spoed (spod), 1–6 sped, 3–6 spede, 5–7 speede, 6– speed; 4 spied, 4–8 speid; 5 spyd(e, 6–7 spide. [OE. spéd, earlier spœ́d, = MDu. spoed, spoet (Du. spoed), OS. spôd, spôt (MLG. spôd-, spôt, spoet, spoit), OHG. spôt, spuot (MHG. sput), f. OE. spówan, OHG. spuon to pro...
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Waterloo & City line
The Travolator
When the line was built, the platforms at Bank (then known as City) were located a considerable distance from the surface exits, and a long the morning peak both travolators would operate upwards, with arriving passengers being required to walk down the original ramps; at other times one travolator
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