Has a British speak seen this?

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Has a british speaker seen this sort of escalator?

In supermarket, have you seen this type of escalator?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moving_walkway

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The carts have either a brake that is automatically applied when the cart handle is released, strong magnets in the wheels to stay adhered to the floor, or specially designed wheels that secure the cart within the grooves of the ramp, so that wheeled items travel alongside the riders and do not slip away.

Here is a picture of the escalator

Have you ever seen those grooves in Britain?

Thanks you

Rover_KE · Accepted Answer

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Yes, we have had inclined moving walkways in the UK for several years.

Anonymous · Answer

Hello, I have found a quick explanation on wikipedia under inclined moving walkways.

Could you tell me if the underlined parts are correct?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moving_walkway

here is another link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk%3AEscalator#Tesco_Extra_Trolley_Escalator

it says " i suppose you could say it looks like a moving walkway that goes up/down in the way of an escalator" Could you correct the mistakes please?

Each person is trying to express the same thing, how would you correctly say this your way? What does he mean by wheel powered?

They are made of thin disks which fall into the grooves of the escalator hence the trolley sits on the axles and isn't wheel powered until it gets back to flat ground.

The grooves in the trolley wheels slide over grooves in the escalator providing a safe journey to upper floors.

I think it's something to do with the grooves on the track locking into similar bits on the trolley.

Trolleys that have specially designed wheels that locks in on the grooves of the escalator floor to prevent movement.

The wheels have grooves that match groves in the escalator.

To give you a better idea

Here is the picture of escalator

https://www.google.fr/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=escalator+trolley+sticks+grooves&source=images&cd=&ved=0CAcQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fedp.org%2FGermany%2Fjournal2.html&ei=teuCVPTiB4nyUtzgg8gP&bvm=bv.80642063,d.d2s&psig=AFQjCNE7flHcpMpiWIeB0wvFEDVXiGlvOQ&ust=1417952562641142

here is the wheel

http://www.google.fr/imgres?um=1&hl=fr&client=firefox-a&tbo=d&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=fflb&biw=1440&bih=663&tbm=isch&tbnid=blGV0lbCOLWU9M:&imgrefurl=http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php%3Ft%3D2056548169&docid=SLn-kJaRLvUPTM&imgurl=https://encrypted-tbn3.google.com/images%253Fq%253Dtbn:ANd9GcSbr9qGlQrsBvOpM9CMYQkko_dDw619QCsoTElhPjeyr7VIqIuH&w=275&h=183&ei=DNEaUcmPLImN0wXk-ICwCg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=994&vpy=146&dur=859&hovh=146&hovw=220&tx=72&ty=66&sig=108905447685201239146&page=1&tbnh=130&tbnw=198&start=0&ndsp=38&ved=1t:429,r:5,s:0,i:94

Thanks in advance

GPY · Answer

The first moving walkway – or "travelator" – in Britain was apparently installed in 1960.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11417063

Anonymous · Answer

I didn't know it was called a travelator.
thank you.
Would you help me with this please?

Could you tell me if the underlined parts are correct?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moving_walkway

here is another link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk%3AEscalator#Tesco_Extra_Trolley_Escalator

it says " i suppose you could say it looks like a moving walkway that goes up/down in the way of an escalator" Could you correct the mistakes please?

Each person is trying to express the same thing, how would you correctly say this your way? What does he mean by wheel powered?

They are made of thin disks which fall into the grooves of the escalator hence the trolley sits on the axles and isn't wheel powered until it gets back to flat ground.

The grooves in the trolley wheels slide over grooves in the escalator providing a safe journey to upper floors.

I think it's something to do with the grooves on the track locking into similar bits on the trolley.

Trolleys that have specially designed wheels that locks in on the grooves of the escalator floor to prevent movement.

The wheels have grooves that match groves in the escalator.

To give you a better idea

Here is the picture of escalator

https://www.google.fr/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=escalator+trolley+sticks+grooves&source=images&cd=&ved=0CAcQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fedp.org%2FGermany%2Fjournal2.html&ei=teuCVPTiB4nyUtzgg8gP&bvm=bv.80642063,d.d2s&psig=AFQjCNE7flHcpMpiWIeB0wvFEDVXiGlvOQ&ust=1417952562641142

here is the wheel

http://www.google.fr/imgres?um=1&hl=fr&client=firefox-a&tbo=d&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=fflb&biw=1440&bih=663&tbm=isch&tbnid=blGV0lbCOLWU9M:&imgrefurl=http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php%3Ft%3D2056548169&docid=SLn-kJaRLvUPTM&imgurl=https://encrypted-tbn3.google.com/images%253Fq%253Dtbn:ANd9GcSbr9qGlQrsBvOpM9CMYQkko_dDw619QCsoTElhPjeyr7VIqIuH&w=275&h=183&ei=DNEaUcmPLImN0wXk-ICwCg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=994&vpy=146&dur=859&hovh=146&hovw=220&tx=72&ty=66&sig=108905447685201239146&page=1&tbnh=130&tbnw=198&start=0&ndsp=38&ved=1t:429,r:5,s:0,i:94

Thanks in advance

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