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An escalator is a moving staircase conveyor transport device for carrying people between floors of a building. The device consists of a motor-driven chain of individual, linked steps that move up or down on tracks, allowing the step treads to remain horizontal.
Escalators are used around the world to move pedestrian traffic in places where elevators would be impractical. Principal areas of usage include department stores, shopping malls, airports, transit systems, convention centers, hotels, and public buildings.
The benefits of escalators are many. They have the capacity to move large numbers of people, and they can be placed in the same physical space as one might install a staircase. They have no waiting interval (except during very heavy traffic), they can be used to guide people toward main exits or special exhibits, and they may be weatherproofed for outdoor use.
Escalator From Wikipedia
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Piccadilly Circus tube station is the London Underground station located directly beneath Piccadilly Circus itself, with entrances at every corner. Located in Travelcard Zone 1, the station is on the Piccadilly line between Green Park and Leicester Square and on the Bakerloo line between Charing Cross and Oxford Circus.
Piccadilly Circus tube station From Wikipedia
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The London Underground is a metro system serving a large part of Greater London and neighbouring areas of Essex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire in England. It is the world's oldest underground railway system. It is usually referred to as the Underground or the Tube - the latter deriving from the shape of the system's deep-bore tunnels - although about 55% of the network is above ground.
The earlier lines of the present London Underground network, which were built by various private companies, became part of an integrated transport system (which excluded the main line railways) in 1933 with the creation of the London Passenger Transport Board (LPTB), more commonly known by its shortened name: "London Transport".
The Underground has 268 stations and approximately 400 km (250 miles) of track,[1] making it the longest metro system in the world by route length,[4] and one of the most served in terms of stations. In 2007, over one billion passenger journeys were recorded.
Transport for London (TfL) was created in 2000 as the integrated body responsible for London's transport system. It replaced London Regional Transport. It assumed control of London Underground Limited in July 2003.
The London Underground's 11 lines are the Bakerloo line, Central line, Circle line, District line, Hammersmith & City line, Jubilee line, Metropolitan line, Northern line, Piccadilly line, Victoria line, and Waterloo & City line.
Until 2007 there was a twelfth line, the East London line, but this has closed for rebuilding work. It will be reopen as part of London Overground - part of the National Rail network and eventually connected to its North London Line - in 2010.
The Underground has been featured in many movies and television shows, including Sliding Doors, Tube Tales and Neverwhere. The London Underground Film Office handles over 100 requests per month. The Underground has also featured in music such as The Jam's "Down in the Tube Station at Midnight" and in literature such as the graphic novel V for Vendetta. Popular legends about the Underground being haunted persist to this day.
The Underground currently sponsors and contributes to the arts via its Platform for Art and Poems on the Underground projects. Poster and billboard space (and in the case of Gloucester Road tube station, an entire disused platform) is given over to artwork and poetry to "create an environment for positive impact and to enhance and enrich the journeys of ... passengers".[
The London Underground's 11 lines are the Bakerloo line, Central line, Circle line, District line, Hammersmith & City line, Jubilee line, Metropolitan line, Northern line, Piccadilly line, Victoria line, and Waterloo & City line. Until 2007 there was a twelfth line, the East London line, but this has closed for conversion work and will be transferred to the London Overground when it reopens in 2010.
Transport for London (TfL) was created in 2000 as the integrated body responsible for London's transport system. It replaced London Regional Transport. It assumed control of London Underground Limited in July 2003.
TfL is part of the Greater London Authority and is constituted as a statutory corporation regulated under local government finance rules.[22] It has three subsidiaries: London Transport Insurance (Guernsey) Ltd., the TfL Pension Fund Trustee Co. Ltd. and Transport Trading Ltd (TTL). TTL has six wholly-owned subsidiaries, one of which is London Underground Limited.
London Underground From Wikipedia
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13 Июнь 2010, 04:01 -Randy-
great POV!!
amazing colors!!
13 Июнь 2010, 18:14 y2-hiro
It's a nice image.
Wonderful capture.
13 Июнь 2010, 18:28 Wendz Jacinto
fabulous shot
nice angle
14 Июнь 2010, 03:31 jacilluch awesome. you're really good at this, sir.
14 Июнь 2010, 07:35 goodbyebyesunday
impresionante casi da vertigo !!!!!peciosa foto!!!!!
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15 Июнь 2010, 00:35 alvin lamucho © busy!!! this looks amazing!
15 Июнь 2010, 22:43
wow - terrific capture david! gorgeous pov.
lovely tones
have a great week! :)
16 Июнь 2010, 21:36 Ray Wise Fantabulous color.
17 Июнь 2010, 14:50 Roser UF <muetta>
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17 Июнь 2010, 16:44 aldo_visto De nuevo, magnifica la sensaci
18 Июнь 2010, 10:07 AFX_speedlight Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Geometric Tonal Vision, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
18 Июнь 2010, 19:34 _ Love the pov mate, very cool shot.
19 Июнь 2010, 09:26 Michael Peron...Happy new year
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19 Июнь 2010, 16:38 three6d
wow David, I love this one, great vision...:)
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19 Июнь 2010, 19:50 Tomasito.! (Sorry, Soo Busy // No Need to Comment)
Awesome!! Wonderful perspective. Well done
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19 Июнь 2010, 20:53 biebe08 superb angle! love the play of light! :)
20 Июнь 2010, 02:04 dreamscapepics magnificent! lovely perspective! lovely colors... awesome capture!
20 Июнь 2010, 13:13 Simply(PerfectlyImperfect) *Expecting Twins* Whoa....what a rush!
20 Июнь 2010, 22:04 This is fantastic!!!!! Hope your week is fantastic also!!!!"Passion is in all great searches and is necessary to all creative endeavors." ~W. Eugene Smith
21 Июнь 2010, 15:59 *MKB photography
Fantastic PoV ! amazing lighting and colors.
My compliments.
22 Июнь 2010, 06:26 relumadrid
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22 Июнь 2010, 10:26 hiker... Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Eye for Beauty-Post 1, comment on 2, and we'd love to have this added to the group!superb composition and treatment!
22 Июнь 2010, 14:00 Ay Naku!
fantastica creacion amigo,eso estilo es algo
exclusivo ,la firma de la casa,
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23 Июнь 2010, 10:17 Kiki FL This is excellent!!!
23 Июнь 2010, 15:13 hock how & siew peng
Really nice effect with the point of view you
use .. gives a starbust feel.
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24 Июнь 2010, 03:11 Aamir Yunus Excellent shot and love the perspective and angle!!_
24 Июнь 2010, 19:49 Mimmo Photo
Love the sense of motion, love the crazy
angle, love the golden colors! Love, love,
love!!!
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