Staircases for Elevated Subways

I tried to bash a stairway for my El station, but it did not work. Taking another tact, I pretend there is an underground people mover connecting a ground level train station to the El.  The kiosk covers the fantasy underground way to the El. Good luck finding a stairway that works.

The Plasticville #45974 kit works very well.  There was one for sale on this forum late last year.  Maybe the seller still has it.

https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/...ew-most-still-sealed

@Craftech posted:

I saw ideas for cutting pedestrian walkways in half, but no one is making pedestrian walkways anymore and used ones are a fortune.

That was my technique and I was lucky to buy the last 3 plasticville pedestrian walkways at my local hobby shop a number of years ago.   Scratch building looks like the only option now that no one is making cheap walkways any longer.

If someone has a perfect intact example, it should be easy (he says not knowing what he's talking about, actually) to make them using a 3D printer, and make a fortune, since they are so rare. I'll take a few.

Stairway or escalator?

I 3D print the stairs or escalator steps and then laser cut the sides to fit on each side of the stairs or escalator steps.

You might want to check out local hobby shops when you travel. You’d be surprised at how much old/new stock is on the shelves.

Alan!!!  You sure do some nice work!!!

These were 3D printed by Alan... I would PM him your needs ...extraordinarily reasonable.

@Bob posted:

The Plasticville #45974 kit works very well.  There was one for sale on this forum late last year.  Maybe the seller still has it.

https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/...ew-most-still-sealed

It was sold when I checked back then.

Thanks,

John

@Arthur P. Bloom posted:

If someone has a perfect intact example, it should be easy (he says not knowing what he's talking about, actually) to make them using a 3D printer, and make a fortune, since they are so rare. I'll take a few.

So would a lot of us.  When I posted in the Lionel wish list thread "Pedestrian Walkways" no one commented, but I know a lot of people want them.

John

Assembled Plasticville pedestrian bridge. Parts could be bashed into stairs to an elevated station.  John

I couldn't find them either and made mine out of Bass wood..

John, I recently kit bashed a Bachman Plasticville pedestrian bridge so the little people can access the upper level and not worry about getting run over.

Three of these currently available on Ebay. No railings, only stair treads, but it's a start:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/STAIR...349624.m46890.l49286

Thanks for the tips guys.  That one you posted looks promising Joe.  I'll check it out.

John

@AlanRail posted:

Stairway or escalator?

I 3D print the stairs or escalator steps and then laser cut the sides to fit on each side of the stairs or escalator steps.

@Dennis-LaRock posted:

Alan!!!  You sure do some nice work!!!

These were 3D printed by Alan... I would PM him your needs ...extraordinarily reasonable.

Wow, simply said.  Wow again.  Great work Alan

I never thought about escalators before, whether it be for an elevated station or otherwise.  Something for me to definitely look into in the future.

If you want Stairs or escalators or both for me to make those for you I would need the stair widths and floor to floor dimensions in inches.

Also if you want railings too I would need a sketch showing the location of the rail supports. Additionally, if you have a design for the rail supports instead of a simple  vertical post I would need a drawing or clear photo.

I don't charge to Forumites!

@AlanRail posted:

I don't charge to Forumites!

Did I mention... extraordinarily reasonable?

And stair width that's all I need for a simple stair; Landing is optional.

@AlanRail posted:

And stair width that's all I need for a simple stair; Landing is optional.

It definitely needs a landing (real ones have a support column under them).

The distance

The distance from the sidewalk to the top of the platform I think is around 33 feet (someone please correct me if that is wrong) which works out to around 8.25 scale inches.  The minimum width of the staircases is 5 feet to allow people to pass each other (again someone please verify).

The roof on these I am not sure about, but they look like this:

Some landings are offset like these, but many if not most are not.  This one has another set of stairs inside the station to go up to the platform.  Some go right up to the platform.  But I think the total 33 feet is the same.

Maybe master elevated subway craftsman Joseph Frank can correct me.  (Hint)

John