Gallery: Maglev Elevator Also Goes Sideways, Straight Up Willy Wonka Style

  • The architecture firm Weston Williamson wants to use a wacky new elevator design in the London Underground.
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    The architecture firm Weston Williamson wants to use a wacky new elevator design in the London Underground.
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    Thyssenkrupp's Multi elevator system can run multiple maglev-powered cabins in a single elevator shaft. The cabins can also move sideways.
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    Weston Williamson wants these Willy Wonka-like creations to connect high-rise dwellers directly to subway platforms below.
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    Goodbye, stairs! This would be good news for people with disabilities, the elderly, parents with strollers, and folks carrying things on the Tube.
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    Of course, Thyssenkrupp has to prove its concept, and Transport for London has to agree to build it first.
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