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Love this! Glad these old cameras are starting to come back in fashion, even though the prices are being jacked up horribly

I bet the people walking past wondered what futuristic contraption you were carrying.

Can someone explain to me what 2009 is supposed to look like? Did you mean 1909?

Amazing compilation. How come you just touch the relays without using an insulator stick or something? Sure, maybe the logic is a low voltage, or the relays are insulated, but that's a bit of an unnecessary risk.

The interlacing makes it look a bit 2009

I've been in most of these lifts

Great find of old elevators, in future would you be able to slow down the camera movements? Pause on things for a little longer, less zooming in, it all feels really all over the place at the moment. Would make your content so much more awesome

I swear the south east coastal towns and cities are the land of loads of epic old lifts!

Beautiful selection here! Makes me miss when the Express' in Liverpool were still working :(

I worked on fitting all of the scenic mall lifts, third year apprentice. (Furse Lifts)

In the Argyll Arcade you can go up to 6

wow this lift is ultra incredible with such a beastly and epic motor!!!!!

At 0:02 where the heck is this

Where the heck is this

Btw I’m the one that asked while a lift was getting Modonised OMG thank you

Where the heck is this

I absolutely love these lifts, definitely my favourite Otis model, the buttons and indicator are amazing, I did know of a bank which had one years ago, but it got re-modded by Otis. There was also one at Gatwick Airport, but that was a long time ago, and I doubt it is still there

All Otis Europa 2000 are 2:1 roping or can be 1:1? and good video

Wow super nice! There used to be an identical one just not high rise in an MSCP in Norwich!

It’s a shame these went out of fashion, obviously the normal lifts are quicker when travelling between a high number of floors, but these basically serve the same function as escalators with the advantage of taking up a much smaller space. I can imagine some horrific accidents happening with these though, particularly with drunk people and children so having four regular lifts instead is probably for the best when it comes to modern buildings.

The motor is so quiet I thought the lift wasn’t moving when you first got on it

Can anyone turn up and ride it?

Simple and efficient. But considered unsafe just because some people are too stupid...

There used to be one of these at Newcastle University in the 80s .. sadly, it has long gone no

Yep, sometimes generic lift mods/refurbs are so lazy... they probably end up preserving more of the lift than what an OEM can do!

Wow, that’s a great Gen2!

Those are interesting for Otis gen 2’s I never seen a switch to drive the lift from cabinet inspection it’s always buttons.

Blimey, thats fast for a gen2.

Fantastic video lifts are very interesting

How did you get that lift key at 9:34?

This lift is currently out of action and is being repaired, it’s planned for return in summertime

Did I see duct tape 3:55

The 3rd Elevator is an Old 1960s DLS Elevator, Which then got Replaced (Including the exterior doors) By "UK Lift & Escalator" Elevator. And BTW I never seen these fixtures in the place where I live two

the 2nd elevator is an old 1970s DLS Elevator, and Then it got replaced by Schindler in the 1990s with automatic doors rather than semi automatic doors

0:05 this is how dormitory elevators look like in the city where I live in real life

Late to the party I know, but I grew up in Chester and I know the first lift was a first generation ecodisc :) as well the boyes lift is totally awesome, and there’s another one (evans) in B&Ms but it’s staff. It does have a rear door which is just at sambucas outside so you don’t have to go in from the store. It’s risky though. There’s also a generic lift in some random place next to Lloyds but it might be for an over 18 casino or something. Awesome vid!

you missed the odeon lift!! nah but honestly nice video :)

The leveling is crazy good!! Wow!

thinking i might do my first lift surf ever on this lift...

So quiet!!!

I went to the MetroCentre and the ThyssenKrupp lift is still original.

Lovely! There is a pretty much an identical in Kings's Lynn in Norfolk but with a wooden cab and serving more floors!

I did see a similar express goods lift in the restaurant at north tees hospital in Stockton. I suspect the other lifts were all express originally like the old Norfolk and Norwich hospital before its demolition in 2003. Stockton now has lots of older lifts modernised by KONE. Didn’t get to see much due to a friends family member being in A&E at the time.

Interesting that the car park lifts still contain the very old Debenhams logo that was never used on the signs in the Sunderland store itself

Is this the blue car park hydroware Schindler or the Thyssenkrupp?

Took them a while to get the lift in service surprised it's not a higher spec atleast there's a chassis

Why no pre door?

Im guessing that the knackered thyseenkrupp is now getting replaced

Nice video, great find with that old Foster & Cross lift.

Bloody hell, you certainly know where to find all the old gems! Amazing all of this stuff is still around, those United, Evans and Expresses as well as that Furse without inner doors are some absolutely amazing finds.