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Lift Tracker
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Добавлен 19 дек 2019
Welcome to the Lift Tracker RUclips channel!
The main topic of this channel is old lifts (elevators). I also make other types of videos such as exploring various buildings or showing items from the lift industry.
I don’t upload very often, but I try to make the videos to a reasonable quality.
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Thank you to everyone who watches my videos, it means a lot.
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It’s important to mention the many dangers which are present in lift motor rooms.
They are not environments for the inexperienced, and one mistake could be the last thing you do.
There are exposed terminals with voltages of up to 415 volts. If you touch them, they WILL kill you.
Please do not put yourself into this dangerous environment without proper authorisation.
⛔️⚠️
The main topic of this channel is old lifts (elevators). I also make other types of videos such as exploring various buildings or showing items from the lift industry.
I don’t upload very often, but I try to make the videos to a reasonable quality.
Always feel free to leave a comment on my videos! I normally reply. :-)
Thank you to everyone who watches my videos, it means a lot.
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
🛗
⛔️⚠️
It’s important to mention the many dangers which are present in lift motor rooms.
They are not environments for the inexperienced, and one mistake could be the last thing you do.
There are exposed terminals with voltages of up to 415 volts. If you touch them, they WILL kill you.
Please do not put yourself into this dangerous environment without proper authorisation.
⛔️⚠️
1970s Otis Lift at the Kingfisher Shopping Centre Carpark in Redditch
1970s Otis Lift at the Kingfisher Shopping Centre Carpark in Redditch
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12 Floor TVC Bennie Lifts from the 1980s
Просмотров 7116 месяцев назад
12 Floor TVC Bennie Lifts from the 1980s
Express Lifts still going strong after over 70 years!
Просмотров 1,1 тыс.7 месяцев назад
This is an Express Lift from 1953, with another on the estate being from 1951! The controllers on these lifts are still the original ones, meaning they are over 70 years old! These are the oldest Express Lifts with automatic doors that I have ever seen. The motors on these lifts are a belt driven geared machines which resemble an Express ‘A Machine’. ‘A Machines’ were the smallest standard mode...
High Capacity 1970s Express Lift Motor Room
Просмотров 6888 месяцев назад
This is an excellent 1970s Express Lift at the JR Hospital in Oxford! It’s a very heavy duty model with a very large capacity, using 2:2 cabling with a low travel speed. The door operator featured in this Express lift is very unusual. Completely different to the usual type which is found on Express lifts. ⛔️⚠️ It's important to mention the many dangers which are present in lift motor rooms. The...
Vintage 1900s Winding Drum Waygood Lift - Modernised by Express! Detailed Look
Просмотров 1,2 тыс.11 месяцев назад
This is a vintage 1900s Waygood Winding Drum lift which has been modernised by Express in the 1950s/60s! Considering that the mechanical aspects of this lift are a mixture of 120 and 70 year old parts, I think this lift is doing very well! The only recent modification to this lift is the controller being replaced. This would usually be quite a big deal, but in this case it isn’t! The replacemen...
TERRIFYING Old Bennie Lifts! Detailed look
Просмотров 1,8 тыс.Год назад
Here we have some TERRIFYING Old Bennie Lifts! These lifts are from 1983, which may seem quite old, but in my opinion they appear much older due to their very bad condition! Bennie Lifts, apart from the controllers, are very similar in design to Express Lifts. In fact, Bennie even used quite a few Express parts on their lifts. Notice the governor at 12:33. Admittedly, there isn’t a whole lot of...
The most battered lifts ever?! - 2 Old Express Lifts in terrible condition at flats in London
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The most battered lifts ever?! - 2 Old Express Lifts in terrible condition at flats in London
Super Vintage 1953 Gated Express Lift
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Super Vintage 1953 Gated Express Lift
Classic Old 2 Speed Leonard Lift in Leeds
Просмотров 551Год назад
Classic Old 2 Speed Leonard Lift in Leeds
More Old Express Lifts at the JR Hospital in Oxford
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More Old Express Lifts at the JR Hospital in Oxford
Revisit to the Super Scary Express Lifts!
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Revisit to the Super Scary Express Lifts!
Incredible 1940s Manually Controlled Express Lift - Only One Ever Found!
Просмотров 2,4 тыс.Год назад
This lift is incredibly rare and possibly the last of its kind! It’s the only one which has ever been filmed. This is an unknown lift from 1903 which was later modernised by Express, likely sometime in the 1940s. The lift is manually controlled using the ‘crank’ on the car operating panel. The lift automatically levels by its self though, which is really nice! When you let go of the crank, the ...
Old Furse Hydraulic Lift at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading
Просмотров 805Год назад
Old Furse Hydraulic Lift at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading
Grotty Large 1970s Express Lifts at the JR Hospital in Oxford - (Part 3)
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Grotty Large 1970s Express Lifts at the JR Hospital in Oxford - (Part 3)
Unusual 70s Express Lifts Modernised by Express in the 90s at the JR Hospital in Oxford - (Part 2)
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Unusual 70s Express Lifts Modernised by Express in the 90s at the JR Hospital in Oxford - (Part 2)
Cranky Old Express Lift at the JR Hospital in Oxford - (Part 1)
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Cranky Old Express Lift at the JR Hospital in Oxford - (Part 1)
Ultra Rare 1980s Otis Elevonic Lifts in the UK!
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Ultra Rare 1980s Otis Elevonic Lifts in the UK!
Custom 1993 Glass Hydraulic Express Lifts (Modernised by Otis) - Weston-super-Mare Part 2
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Custom 1993 Glass Hydraulic Express Lifts (Modernised by Otis) - Weston-super-Mare Part 2
Aggressive Old Bennie Lifts at the Dolphin Centre in Poole
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Aggressive Old Bennie Lifts at the Dolphin Centre in Poole
One of the last Express Lifts ever made
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One of the last Express Lifts ever made
Old Express Lift COP Switches Experiments
Просмотров 5852 года назад
Old Express Lift COP Switches Experiments
1980s Pickerings TVC Lift Motor Room
Просмотров 5 тыс.2 года назад
1980s Pickerings TVC Lift Motor Room
Very Nice 1980s Keighley Lift at the Mercury Shopping Centre in Romford
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Very Nice 1980s Keighley Lift at the Mercury Shopping Centre in Romford
Classic Schindler Lift Motor Ornament!
Просмотров 3522 года назад
Classic Schindler Lift Motor Ornament!
A Few Unusual Lifts I Found in Bournemouth
Просмотров 9372 года назад
A Few Unusual Lifts I Found in Bournemouth
World’s Smallest Lift? 1940s Miniature Express Lift at Flats in London + Motor Room
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World’s Smallest Lift? 1940s Miniature Express Lift at Flats in London Motor Room
2 Speed Levelling Express Lifts In Very Bad Condition at Flats in London
Просмотров 15 тыс.2 года назад
2 Speed Levelling Express Lifts In Very Bad Condition at Flats in London
I love that.
The first one was in such a strange spot and like the other videos Ive commented on, the doors seem to mess up on these as well just typical old machinery behavior at its finest
Once again a very quick door timer which seems to only happen in the lobby which is wierd
@@Bombiedude. Yeah, that’s a very good point! The lifts home back down to the bottom floor after every use, and they open and close the doors every time. So basically it enters its self a normal car call back down. So I think that has something to do with it. I think on the ground floor, when you press the call button while the lift is already there, it uses the same part of the logic circuit as if you just pressed ‘door open’ from inside. The door open button has a no open timer also.
@@Lift.Tracker ok I was just getting the idea of it for if I visit the UK one day since Im from the US and they did things a tiny bit different back then
As Much As I Love Express Lifts and Dislike The Modernization Of Express Lifts I Think This One Definitely Needs Replacing Although This Looks Like Something Out Of A Horror Film It Could Have Possibly Been Installed In The 1970s Or 1960s Most Of The Non Glass Express Lifts In The Grosvenor Shopping Centre Northampton Were Installed In The 1970s and The Glass Ones Near HMV Installed In The 1990s
Amazin vid! Today I recordad a singing lift in Santiago. Spain. Is at Botín centre
6 floors 1:28
Were is this in London?
@@ryangoddard4841 The Southbank Centre near Waterloo :-)
The stupidest thing about this lift is when the singing glitches out and when it does not sing
One of the lift seems to have an original controller as when you hold down the lift button for another floor before the lift has finished levelling. It will just move straight away to the other floor, but the other one won’t do that it will finish the call and open the doors.
@@Abdur-Rehman They’re both running on the original controllers from 1953. One of them just has a slight fault with one of the timers which would normally prevent that. :-)
Still original, I went there with my drop key and got straight in, but residents are complaining that the lift breakdown often, and sometimes the inner door fails to open the outer door
@@Abdur-Rehman That’s interesting how that’s happening. Wouldn’t usually expect that with the way which Express’s door design works. I can guess that either the wheels on the drive block (door lock) are extremely worn out, or the lock on the retiring cam isn’t engaging or is removed, meaning the cam is just springing back in when pressure is applied, meaning it loses grip on the outer door. Still a strange thing to happen by its self.
Wow those are cool they mustve been very futuristic at the time because they were rounded cabs and stuff
@@Bombiedude. Glass lifts were still fairly new at this time, and throughout the 1980s there were some very decorative designs for them. These being from the 90s is a continuation of that trend. Nowadays though, they don’t really make anything fancy with glass lifts which is a shame. It’s mainly all about making it as cheap as possible, and also with ‘mininaliam’ being trendy making things have little design to them.
@@Lift.Tracker exactly
Awesome video, next time I am doing an exploration of JR hospital at night, possibly 3am! There is a hidden evans lift with >2000 dewhurst but its usually out of order and 2 Kone monogoods aswell
That’s probably going to be one of the last express lifts to get modded ever.
Controller issues definitely
The floor selector goes *Fire fire*
What a beauty!
Did you film the lift opposite that’s my favourite I call that my angel lift
No, I didn’t. Maybe next time though! :-)
Ok I go Redditch a lot and that lift is my angel That lift you was in that old Otis I got stuck in it and had 2 open the doors with my bare hands
Rode this beauty again recently, so glad it’s still original, quite surprised
If I ever come close to this area, I will surely give this survivor a visit
Excellent vid - glad to see this going strong!
It’s good to see that these old lifts still exist as old lifts don’t seem to exist anymore
I NEED TO SEE THIS
How did it come down?
Is this a service lift?
It’s kind of a mixture of public and service lift really. It’s there for anyone to use :-)
Ok, Bournemouth is definitely going to be a place I want to look at lifts this year.
Oh, heck?!!... That's scares me this elevator to find, heh... That is pretty so weird in that different elevator edge door! Hey, you becareful, what expect indeed are you doing this your job, mate... (Oh, jeez!!) 😨
Bet you never noticed in JR hospital there's an Evans lift with 80's Dewhurst! Its staff only and keeps breaking down but I rode it before.
Oh wow! I never knew that! Is it a hydraulic or traction?
I reckon a traction
⛔️⚠️ It’s important to mention the many dangers which are present in lift motor rooms. They are not environments for the inexperienced, and one mistake could be the last thing you do. There are exposed terminals with voltages of up to 415 volts. If you touch them, they WILL kill you. Please do not put yourself into this dangerous environment without proper authorisation. ⛔️⚠️
⛔️⚠️ It’s important to mention the many dangers which are present in lift motor rooms. They are not environments for the inexperienced, and one mistake could be the last thing you do. There are exposed terminals with voltages of up to 415 volts. If you touch them, they WILL kill you. Please do not put yourself into this dangerous environment without proper authorisation. ⛔️⚠️
⛔️⚠️ It’s important to mention the many dangers which are present in lift motor rooms. They are not environments for the inexperienced, and one mistake could be the last thing you do. There are exposed terminals with voltages of up to 415 volts. If you touch them, they WILL kill you. Please do not put yourself into this dangerous environment without proper authorisation. ⛔️⚠️
⛔️⚠️ It’s important to mention the many dangers which are present in lift motor rooms. They are not environments for the inexperienced, and one mistake could be the last thing you do. There are exposed terminals with voltages of up to 415 volts. If you touch them, they WILL kill you. Please do not put yourself into this dangerous environment without proper authorisation. ⛔️⚠️
⛔️⚠️ It’s important to mention the many dangers which are present in lift motor rooms. They are not environments for the inexperienced, and one mistake could be the last thing you do. There are exposed terminals with voltages of up to 415 volts. If you touch them, they WILL kill you. Please do not put yourself into this dangerous environment without proper authorisation. ⛔️⚠️
⛔️⚠️ It’s important to mention the many dangers which are present in lift motor rooms. They are not environments for the inexperienced, and one mistake could be the last thing you do. There are exposed terminals with voltages of up to 415 volts. If you touch them, they WILL kill you. Please do not put yourself into this dangerous environment without proper authorisation. ⛔️⚠️
Beautiful singing Elevator
This is amazing! I found a 1930s Express few days ago!
Not sure if our controller looked like that ever since we got our 21-floor Maryatt & Scott units modernised by TVC.
Shows how well built lifts/elevators were back then. Sadly in Singapore they barely even make it beyond 45 years.
Very nice, only ever been on one set of Bennies myself!
Bennies really aren’t too common compared to Express. There’s even more old Otises I reckon!
@@Lift.Tracker You're not wrong there! sadly the Expresses in mount pleasant multi storey are still out of action, doesn't look like they'll work again anytime soon :(
@@VintageLiftLad Ah, that’s a shame. But very typical of anything owned by the council lol! Hopefully even if they do get modernised, then it will be a very cheap mod where they replace as little as possible!
@@Lift.Tracker aye especially seeing how cheap it is to park there. Signs everywhere now saying 'NO LIFTS' :(
3:34 Nice hydraulic motor sound. BTW it has a star delta starter.
Nice Bennie! And single speed! Pretty weird that such a “new” lifts would be single speed
Very nice lift (single speed?) and the building is pretty nice
Certainly is! And yeah, it’s single speed. :-)
@@Lift.Tracker I love single speed lifts
Music to my ears.
Yaaayyyyy! Bennies are very interesting and epic imo! Do you know anything about the Bennie hydraulic at Sainsbury’s Hempstead Valley Shopping Centre? I really like that lift and want to know more on it
Did you get permission to enter the motor room??
But why does it have a LOHER Motor ?
Bennie sometimes bought in parts to use on their lifts rather than making their own. They had typically always done it to a minimal extent, but started to do it more and more throughout the 80s, and then even more so in the 90s.
Very EPIC Lift. The only Upgrade this lift needs is a horizontal DDA Panel.
Nice vintage Bennie! I like how the buttons act as the Indicator
The height of those buttons! Certainly wouldn't make it like that these days. You'll probably hate me for saying this - but this is one instance where I would actually support a modernization. Doesn't have to be full, but maybe just the addition of a second button panel at a lower high for wheelchair users (maybe one of those Horizontal ones, perhaps?). Make no mistake, it's a fantastic old lift, and amazing to see one still original like this. But I also appreciate why modern disability access requirements are a thing.
Oh yeah, I definitely see the problem with the buttons being like that lol! I’m not sure why they even did it so high in the first place. An additional complaint COP is something I would have no issue with 👌🏻
Nice finds! I filmed a couple which are quite similar a few weeks ago and probably use the same type of TVC controller.
Pretty neat floor indicator, very nice fixtures and lift!