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| Stannah platform lift at the heritage Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway  Where would visitors and staff be at Ravenglass Station in Cumbria without the Stannah Midilift SL vertical platform lift delivering access for all in the newly built Turntable Café on Platform 1?Established in 1875 as the first public narrow-gauge railway in England, the heritage Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway (La'al Ratty to the locals) is Lakeland's oldest, longest and most scenic railway. Now a Quality Assured Visitor Attraction with around 120,000 passengers each year, access was critical for people of all mobility levels to the café's refreshment and leisure facilities ranged over two floors. First-class service was delivered by a through-access Midilift SL which linked the platform outside to the ground-floor cafeteria and 1st-floor function room, disabled toilet, office and store room. The Midilift SL was specified by Andy Skinner, Quantity Surveyor at Pinelog, provider of architecturally designed leisure buildings such as the Turntable Café: "The Midilift SL was the ideal choice for several reasons: it was the only product suitable as it provides outdoor access to indoor facilities ranged over two floors; our client, Lake District Estates, already had a Stannah lift located in an alternative facility, so it could be added to the existing maintenance contract; and, last but not least, the Stannah Technical Sales Engineer was very helpful, negotiating a cost-effective solution to the singular requirements of this project." write your comments about the article :: © 2011 Construction News :: home page |