RATP and now escalator steps too large

By Le Nouvel Observateur | Le Nouvel Observateur -

Escalators Subway RATP Paris installed in the period 2006-2007, but was soon replaced by thirty steps result too large, "Le Figaro Economy" Wednesday, July 16.

A change in these escalators in lines 6, 13 and installed 14 meters, and is likely in 2015 Cost: € 6 million and a newspaper article about it, the disproportionately large TER SNCF recalls.

"Between 200,000 and 500,000 euros stairs"

"The steps of this model is 0.90 meters instead of one meter wide. This increase sentences," says Le Figaro, David Courteille responsible for electromechanical RATP.

But this gain is 10 cm was suitable for space, escalators found space, resulting in a technical incidents and several thousand dollars a year, and stairs.

Therefore, the decision to change the individual steps. "An estimated 200,000 to 500,000 euros of new stairs," says Olivier Saiz, director of maintenance tunnels and stations RATP.

He said, "Le Figaro", Proceedings includes auto supplier ladders, industrial buildings, the Mediterranean (Cnim) to determine who should bear the costs of the operation.

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