The first ever recorded attempt to build a Helical escalator was by Reno Electric Stairways and Conveyors company, to be built at the Holloway underground station in London. The escalator was planned to be finished for the opening of the Piccadilly and Brompton Railway (currently the Piccadilly line) on December 1906. However, it was never certified for use by the Railways Inspectorate due to safety reasons.

 

 

The Helixator technology represents a drastic change in the mobility and movement of people. One benefit of helical escalators is that it can be used to directly skip floors and be an express escalator in serving all levels in the building. Unlike the criss-cross arrangement of normal escalators in buildings, the helical escalators are arranged in an “in line” manner so that transfer-time of passengers and space required for the escalators is reduced greatly.

 

A high speed helixator  will  allow people to travel at an estimated speed of 12 km/h, where a floor can be crossed every 5 seconds. Reaching the top floor of a 20 storey building will only take an astonishing 1 and a half minutes.

 

 

 

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