You would love it in Cuba (where I live)... There are plenty of Otis lifts from the 1940s and 50s still in use, complete with original electromechanical control systems...
I've seen situations where only one elevator in a set of two was modernised/replaced, leaving a choice for customers. I'll bet that most will use the new lift. Also, with all the traffic going to the new one, the old one probably would now last a lot longer than if the right elevator was left alone.
Issue is that it become impossible to find parts of even replicate them. I'm a lift engineer who has a lot of old 1971 Bennies on my route but they are becoming more and more unreliable due to parts no longer being available.
It ticks all the boxes for criteria! The old lift is like an old cat or dog that still tries hard but knows the end is near. It’s seriously got some character and is probably not so happy about the new young whipper snapper lift next to it. It’s almost like an old and wise man telling to new lift something like “you may be new and shiney but wait untill you’re over 50 years old, then you’ll know what it’s like to struggle opening your doors”. But the new lift will probably not even last as long as the old one. The old Otis was built to last the lifetime of the building and not to be a piece of planned obsoledance like the new lift that will break down in 10 years before the next modernization comes in. If only the building could talk, it would have a lot of stories to tell.
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I love old Otis lifts. I recently videoed one at Argyle Street Carpark in Hobart Tasmania Australia. It’s a crummy video as there was a security office at the bottom with cameras recording all 6 lift lobby’s and a few people we going in and out. There is also a levelling problem as both doors open before it’s stopped!! If you want to see the video just let me know. It’s early 70’s model btw, also I love your videos.
if i ever get to see either of those service stations, I'm gonna film the lifts, especially Hilton Park's OTIS if it is still alive if and when i eventually get there
The new lift at Hilton Park has DMG buttons, yuck! I personally don't like them cause they look cheaper than Dewhurst. Let's hope the old lift will stay for much longer. Were the OTIS lifts at the other end of the Hilton Park service station still unchanged?
You could have those doors running perfectly within an hour if you fitted a couple of capacitors and associated resistors. (Oh! and you need someone with the technical know how to carry out the work).
Cool! I'm assuming you don't mean your ACTUAL birthday? Else that'll make you about 8 months old - which means WOW you've learnt how to read and write so early! haha, just a joke. How old are you George?
Was there this morning The shiny lifts are still working as normal The other side has a replaced lift and the old Otis with the dodgey doors sadly the old Otis is not permanently switchd off probably because of the new lift next to it.
@@mrmattandmrchay well I wrote the comment in the morning I was there but I also was there in the evening and stayed in the Travelodge there I arrived there at like 22:00 and was filming there at like midnight
@mrmattandmrchay Maybe the reason why the old Otis at Forton Services did not work on the ground floor is because the call station is broken. I am pretty sure that call station was broken in 2017, so maybe the old Otis still works, but you did not try the call station on the first floor.
Thanks for the message, but there was a advertisement board in front of the doors on the first floor and I did try the call button on the first floor which didnt work.
@mrmattandmrchay If you tried the call button on the first floor and it didn’t work, the Otis really is shut off. If not, the call station up there is broken too.
@@MichalM that probably makes sense as the original motor room is likely to be full of asbestos and it would be easier just to decommission the old motor (too expensive to remove it) and leave in place with all new equipment installed in the shaft.
You might get stuck at the 'just go in' stage, as all the doors are locked to the tower. We had a guided tour, but that was a long time ago and the person that showed us around isn't there anymore. If you did get in, worst is they could call the police, but essentially you'd end up with your name taken down and escorted out - that's it (unless you were caught damaging or stealing something).
The saddest thing i know, is disused infrastructure. Railway, roads, communications, elevators, buildings, bunkers. That's why I will be bringing an oil can with me to the bunker i am going. You have no idea how many things you can grease up in there.
@@mrmattandmrchay I can't seen the the need to have two working lifts so suspect the old lift will just be switched off when it fails completely . Apparently the bridge between the two sides was closed for a few years in the early 2000s due to asbestos which may explain how the old lift lasted so long before it was replaced.
That old OTIS has a sense of humour. I swear it was grinning at you.
Hey Matt, it looks like that the Old Otis at Hilton Park is STILL there (I found a Photo from 2022 )
I have some sad news for the lift a hitlon park services the lift has been fully turn off and will not been running again 1967-2022
You would love it in Cuba (where I live)... There are plenty of Otis lifts from the 1940s and 50s still in use, complete with original electromechanical control systems...
I've seen situations where only one elevator in a set of two was modernised/replaced, leaving a choice for customers. I'll bet that most will use the new lift.
Also, with all the traffic going to the new one, the old one probably would now last a lot longer than if the right elevator was left alone.
I have to agree with you.
@@MichalM although i suspect once the old lift fails (as I understand it has now done) it will simply be switched off and left.
They won't need two working lifts just to serve the walkway over the motorway.
6:30 oh, it's you again.
There should be a heritage lift society where owners of these buildings are encouraged to maintain their lifts in their original condition.
Issue is that it become impossible to find parts of even replicate them. I'm a lift engineer who has a lot of old 1971 Bennies on my route but they are becoming more and more unreliable due to parts no longer being available.
I really love the ambiance that you give to your videos. With the music and everything ! --> Vintage and mysterious ! All what I love !
It ticks all the boxes for criteria! The old lift is like an old cat or dog that still tries hard but knows the end is near. It’s seriously got some character and is probably not so happy about the new young whipper snapper lift next to it. It’s almost like an old and wise man telling to new lift something like “you may be new and shiney but wait untill you’re over 50 years old, then you’ll know what it’s like to struggle opening your doors”. But the new lift will probably not even last as long as the old one. The old Otis was built to last the lifetime of the building and not to be a piece of planned obsoledance like the new lift that will break down in 10 years before the next modernization comes in. If only the building could talk, it would have a lot of stories to tell.
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the old otis is now labelled as a goods lift only from what i saw in July 2019 so there's no longer a choice on which lift to ride
I love old Otis lifts. I recently videoed one at Argyle Street Carpark in Hobart Tasmania Australia. It’s a crummy video as there was a security office at the bottom with cameras recording all 6 lift lobby’s and a few people we going in and out. There is also a levelling problem as both doors open before it’s stopped!! If you want to see the video just let me know. It’s early 70’s model btw, also I love your videos.
That issue is not an issue cal, it's called pre-door which means the door opens before the motor fully stops!
Yes an update finally 😃
if i ever get to see either of those service stations, I'm gonna film the lifts, especially Hilton Park's OTIS if it is still alive if and when i eventually get there
Its still there it was installed in 1967
@@FrostyGaming8394 i'm not meaning right now, i'm meaning if i get to go there in the future
Epic video and yeah a update on these service stations
I still watched this vid when I was younger. They were so good!
Can't wait for the next video!
The new lift at Hilton Park has DMG buttons, yuck! I personally don't like them cause they look cheaper than Dewhurst. Let's hope the old lift will stay for much longer.
Were the OTIS lifts at the other end of the Hilton Park service station still unchanged?
Apparently so!
You could have those doors running perfectly within an hour if you fitted a couple of capacitors and associated resistors. (Oh! and you need someone with the technical know how to carry out the work).
To the rescue! Lol
8:23 Me when I drop my laptop
Otis ...THE only choice!
Agreed
What I don’t understand is why didn’t they put the down button back after the left elevator was modded?
Too much work. They would’ve just replaced the car station instead.
Happy to see you in my sub-box again :D
if only these weren't so far away...
That's because you live in United States
With regards to the last lift, if you listen very closely to the buzzing, you can make out 'My Name is BOB.'
So, did they actually replace the old worn out capacitor for the door timer?
U did this on my birthday
Cool! I'm assuming you don't mean your ACTUAL birthday? Else that'll make you about 8 months old - which means WOW you've learnt how to read and write so early! haha, just a joke. How old are you George?
Matt can you do a revisit of Lancaster services lifts and Hilton park services too that would be great.
Yes, I'm happy.
The Otises at Forton must be from the 60s as it opened in January 1965.
The good news is the old Otis at Hilton Park is still there, the bad news is that it's currently not working (Aug 2021).
I went there about about 3 weeks ago - the same. The 'goods lift' as it's now called was out of order (perhaps around the same time as you went).
Your videos are awesome
Was there this morning
The shiny lifts are still working as normal
The other side has a replaced lift and the old Otis with the dodgey doors sadly the old Otis is not permanently switchd off probably because of the new lift next to it.
Hi, I was there yesterday :) I have some footage of Hilton Park coming soon, something no-one's seen before
@@mrmattandmrchay sounds great will look forward to it
@@mrmattandmrchay well I wrote the comment in the morning I was there but I also was there in the evening and stayed in the Travelodge there I arrived there at like 22:00 and was filming there at like midnight
It had a good life. I suspect had the bridge not been closed for a few years in the early 2000s it would have been replaced sooner.
What are the lifts are/like at the other side of both places?
Good question, but the answer is nothing has changed with them at all - same as last time.
the hell was that bang near the end at 1st i thought it was the old elevator giving up
@mrmattandmrchay Maybe the reason why the old Otis at Forton Services did not work on the ground floor is because the call station is broken. I am pretty sure that call station was broken in 2017, so maybe the old Otis still works, but you did not try the call station on the first floor.
Thanks for the message, but there was a advertisement board in front of the doors on the first floor and I did try the call button on the first floor which didnt work.
@mrmattandmrchay If you tried the call button on the first floor and it didn’t work, the Otis really is shut off. If not, the call station up there is broken too.
I think that the button is broken, and because the lift couldn't be called from the ground floor, they turned it off.
Can't they just rewire the old buttons on to the new elevator
Wow! How long will that old one last??
Nice video! Which is the name of the first song that sounds in the video?
I think morris vermaport is going to modernise it or repair the lift but i doubt it
Yeh its sad that the one is replaced with that peice of crap and that one was modded by shindler
But thanks goodness the old otis is still running but for how long ? i dont know
@Fresh Man Games
Do you like Elmo?
@@plushbatfan no
*I drove past Hilton Park services, yet this thing is still there*
Visit in 2021?
We like you you are good man
When is the next update for these Otis elevators?
2:54 i see they fixed the door timer/capacitior issue
So is the 1967 lift still with us?
Is the right hand lift a complete replacement or does the original motor remain?
I was told it was MRL.
There's a couple of videos of people riding the modernised lift and unless I'm hearing it wrong it sounds like it could be the original motor.
@@M7TIN-TinManUK Hmm... not sure then. Matt told me it is an MRL.
@@MichalM that probably makes sense as the original motor room is likely to be full of asbestos and it would be easier just to decommission the old motor (too expensive to remove it) and leave in place with all new equipment installed in the shaft.
@@richardyoung1053 Indeed.
Aside from the EPIC teaser - the colour of the modernised lift is the same as the colour of the modernised lift at Forton! Coincidence or deliberate?
coincidence
@@mrmattandmrchay I see - it's exactly the same colour! That was a very big coincidence.
THIS is the unwelcoming Otis
Can you just go to Hilton park tower or is it locked now? I live in Birmingham and I'm thinking about visiting it.
Hi, the tower is not open to the public. You can try and make a special arrangement, but it took me months of emails to arrange this one.
@@mrmattandmrchay So if i show up and just go in with my camera I could get into trouble? What's the worst they would do to me?
You might get stuck at the 'just go in' stage, as all the doors are locked to the tower. We had a guided tour, but that was a long time ago and the person that showed us around isn't there anymore. If you did get in, worst is they could call the police, but essentially you'd end up with your name taken down and escorted out - that's it (unless you were caught damaging or stealing something).
@@mrmattandmrchay Great help many thanks
U should come to my house, I have a 2000 elevator in it! U don't even need to come inside!
TAKE THE RIGHT LIFT
No way!
Look at the lift shaft 3:39
How many motorway services are there with elevators?
The majority don't have any, as most of them are just on one level. These services are quite unique due to the designer's style of building.
I go to those quite a lot
modding a lift like that is destruction.
Lift? I guess that's what you call elevators.
yep
Can you do an another update?
Plsss
5:13 Morris Vermaport mod
Did you broke up the elevator
No
The saddest thing i know, is disused infrastructure. Railway, roads, communications, elevators, buildings, bunkers. That's why I will be bringing an oil can with me to the bunker i am going. You have no idea how many things you can grease up in there.
Rip otis lift 1967
Till 2018
I think Kone do the most boring lifts! None that I know of are relay-controlled. I'd take Otis any day!
a horror story in here somewhere....
Like I am from Hong Kong 🇭🇰
Why was there a phone in the motor room?
I'm assuming it is for the lift engineer to communicate with the passengers in case they are trapped inside the lift.
every lift room iv been in has a phone to comunacate to a lift most lifts use windcom intercoms
Hi
OMG 2018😨🙊👏👏👏👏
Does the old lift still exist
Yes, the LH lift is now sign posted 'Goods Only'. Although someone told me it was out of order the other day.
@@mrmattandmrchay I can't seen the the need to have two working lifts so suspect the old lift will just be switched off when it fails completely . Apparently the bridge between the two sides was closed for a few years in the early 2000s due to asbestos which may explain how the old lift lasted so long before it was replaced.
The last time it doesn’t work.
I would ride the KONE i like it way more i dont like old lifts well i dont like generics
what is this generic Ambient name first one
I’ll bet you are literally the only person to ever ride that thing, and moto won’t fix it because nobody really cares.
It was actually modded by schindler grrrr
Nope - Morris Vermaport at Hilton Park, and Rubax Lifts at Lancaster.