Manchester Piccadilly trials virus busting technology

Network Rail tests out escalator sanitising system

The Oxonox escalator sanitising system

The Oxonox escalator sanitising system

Teams analysing the effectiveness of the Oxonox escalator sanitising system

Teams analysing the effectiveness of the Oxonox escalator sanitising system

Technology to give passenger escalators added protection from COVID-19 is being trialled by Network Rail at Manchester Piccadilly station.

The Oxonox Airstair’s design ensures that the handrails of the escalators do not have to be switched off during the day for cleaning, so passengers are no longer inconvenienced by shutdowns.

A new sanitising system has been installed inside a station escalator to continually coat its handrail with an layer of disinfecting particles each time it goes...

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