This courtesy of Wolmayor...
What is wrong with the perfectly good English word 'lift'?
Eh, Network Railroad?
UPDATE: This, unofficially, from the News Bunker...
Howdy, y'all!
Now just wait a cotton picking minute.
With regard to your elevating tale from Wolmayor: when faced with an increasing number of passengers who carry large amounts of baggage on escalators, often with unfortunate consequences, clarity of message is crucial. Hence, the universally well-known Americanism from our virtual nannies.
Along with platform edge fences and yellow lines everywhere, it is one of those developments you wouldn't think a railway would need - but sadly it does.
Yes siree, bob!
Nope. Not convinced. Why not in French, German or for that matter Chinese. Looks like fanny covering to Eye! Ed.
UPDATE: This, unofficially, from the News Bunker...
Howdy, y'all!
Now just wait a cotton picking minute.
With regard to your elevating tale from Wolmayor: when faced with an increasing number of passengers who carry large amounts of baggage on escalators, often with unfortunate consequences, clarity of message is crucial. Hence, the universally well-known Americanism from our virtual nannies.
Along with platform edge fences and yellow lines everywhere, it is one of those developments you wouldn't think a railway would need - but sadly it does.
Yes siree, bob!
Nope. Not convinced. Why not in French, German or for that matter Chinese. Looks like fanny covering to Eye! Ed.