印度孟买自动扶梯突然倒退导致

据印度时报报道，当地时间2月17日，印度孟买Andheri火车站3号站台的一台自动扶梯在运行过程中突然倒退逆行，导致数名乘客一时间失去重心，跌倒受伤。当时在自动扶梯上的一名通勤人员在推特上发文说该事故约在下午6:15发生。自动扶梯忽然倒退，直到有人按下应急按钮才停止。印度西部铁路运输局发言人说：“这是自动扶梯发动机的联轴器系统故障导致的。在一些系列的保护装置启动后，自动扶梯马上就停止运行了。”然而，该部门的一名高级官员称，自动扶梯突然倒退是因为设备忽然停止了上升运行并由于地心引力开始向下滑动，这是不该发生的。同时，当局排查到有17台自动扶梯都有相同的情况，表示将统一更换负责紧急制动的发动机系统。

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.