據(jù)印度時報報道，當(dāng)?shù)貢r間2月17日，印度孟買Andheri火車站3號站臺的一臺自動扶梯在運行過程中突然倒退逆行，導(dǎo)致數(shù)名乘客一時間失去重心，跌倒受傷。當(dāng)時在自動扶梯上的一名通勤人員在推特上發(fā)文說該事故約在下午6:15發(fā)生。自動扶梯忽然倒退，直到有人按下應(yīng)急按鈕才停止。印度西部鐵路運輸局發(fā)言人說：“這是自動扶梯發(fā)動機(jī)的聯(lián)軸器系統(tǒng)故障導(dǎo)致的。在一些系列的保護(hù)裝置啟動后，自動扶梯馬上就停止運行了。”然而，該部門的一名高級官員稱，自動扶梯突然倒退是因為設(shè)備忽然停止了上升運行并由于地心引力開始向下滑動，這是不該發(fā)生的。同時，當(dāng)局排查到有17臺自動扶梯都有相同的情況，表示將統(tǒng)一更換負(fù)責(zé)緊急制動的發(fā)動機(jī)系統(tǒng)。

SUDDEN REVERSAL INJURES ESCALATOR RIDERS IN MUMBAI

Several people were hurt on February 17 when an escalator on the No. 3 platform at Andheri rail station in Mumbai suddenly reversed, causing riders to lose their balance and fall, the Times of India reports. A commuter who was on the escalator said in a tweet the incident occurred at 6:15 p.m. The unit suddenly reversed and ran in that direction until "someone pressed the emergency button." A Western Railway (WR) spokesperson said, "There was some issue with the motor's coupling system. However, the escalator stopped immediately after a series of other protections triggered in." But, a senior WR official said "the escalator began to reverse due to gravitational force after it stopped its ascendant movement, which should not have happened." WR has found 17 escalators that have the same problem and said that all would receive replacements for the motors that control their emergency braking systems.