[Albion] West Stand Access

swindonseagull said:

Slightly wrong.....a fire recall lift will run to the ground floor when the fire alarm is activated....its not switched off.manually.......if it does not have an alarm recall then a manual recall can be fitted.
The reason they home run to the ground floor is to prevent people using them. It also lets the firefighters see very quickly no one is trapped.

However certain lifts are designed as firefighting and evacuation lifts. These are lifts with host of safety features including self rescue facility ie hatch in the roof and a ladder on the car top..
Comms between car and ground floor.and motor room....fail safe power back up...doors stay closed on arrival at landing.................OK its boring but its my job....

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The Large One said:

Fair enough - interesting stuff. I don't know if the West Stand lifts are the ones you mention. One would assume they are, given the stadium's overall ratings.

Whatever, they still told laddo in his chair to scram.

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BensGrandad said:

My youngest son got an injury playing football a couple of years back and they wouldnt allow him to use the lifts but moved him with his wheelchair to another area. On the point of an emergency how does the Bernabau over come it as they have escalators going up to all levels of the ground and reversed to come down after the game.

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BBassic said:

My dad's broken his hip recently and he's in the WSU. As far as I know he's being moved elsewhere in the ground for the season as the lift in the WSU isn't an option.

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