DLR delivers: Cutty Sark station gets new escalators via the tracks
The replacement escalators have arrived at Cutty Sark DLR station, and they were delivered by rail.
Delivery by DLR (c) Quattro Plant
The DLR station is currently closed as all the escalators are being replaced after repeated attempts to repair them failed to fix the faults. Because the station was built with very limited space, it had to close during the repairs, as there was no sensible way of redirecting passengers.
Old escalators at platform level (c) ianVisits
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