❓ This parliamentary question seeks detailed information about elevator outages at Perth Underground Station, including frequency, duration, causes, and alternative arrangements for disabled passengers and parents with prams. The response provides specific data on each elevator's downtime and the reasons behind it, along with alternative access routes.
AnsweredQoN 2607Legislative Council
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Since the opening of the Perth Underground Station: (a) on how many occassions has each elevator been out of order; (b) for how long was each elevator out of order; (c) what was the reason; and (d) what alternative arrangements for people with a disability and/or parents with prams were made at the time the lift was out of order?
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Answered
19 March 2015
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Transport
Response time
29 days
(a) Lift 1-13: 10 times.
Lift 2-13: 14 times.
Lift 3-13: 12 times.
Lift 4-13: 8 times.
(b)-(c) Lift 1-13: 2.416666667 hours - doors failed to close
Lift 1-13: 3.6 hours - object obstructing door runner
Lift 1-13: 20.95 hours - part had to be replaced on the door
Lift 1-13: 2.083333333 hours - object obstructing the door
Lift 1-13: 22.83333333 hours - new part required
Lift 1-13: 0.95 hours - electrical fault
Lift 1-13: 2.833333333 hours - fault with the door locking latch
Lift 1-13: 0.166666667 hours - lift failed to stop at all levels
Lift 1-13: 2.5 hours - power failure, controls to be reset
Lift 1-13: 2 hours - the lift shaft flooded with water
Lift 2-13: 513.75 hours - power boards had to be replaced
Lift 2-13: 2.616666667 hours - door lock switch had to be replaced
Lift 2-13: 1.416666667 hours - doors required lubricating
Lift 2-13: 15.91666667 hours - power to the lift had to be reset
Lift 2-13: 2.166666667 hours - power tripped and had to be reset
Lift 2-13: 1.25 hours - power had to be reset
Lift 2-13: 3.5 hours - battery and phase relay fault
Lift 2-13: 128.65 hours - battery failure
Lift 2-13: 147.75 hours - battery charger failed
Lift 2-13: 0.75 hours - batteries failed after being replaced
Lift 2-13: 1.75 hours - lift was vandalised
Lift 2-13: 4.75 hours - LCD screen had to be replaced
Lift 2-13: 1.5 hours - lift shaft flooded with water
Lift 2-13: 643.9 hours - backup power fault
Lift 3-13: 3.416666667 hours - call button failed and was replaced
Lift 3-13: 1.383333333 hours - lift overrun top floor
Lift 3-13: 10.08333333 hours - brake board tripped
Lift 3-13: 2.483333333 hours - circuit breaker tripped
Lift 3-13: 6.333333333 hours - door sensor out of adjustment
Lift 3-13: 3.033333333 hours - lift options control tripped
Lift 3-13: 3.416666667 hours - controller breaker tripped
Lift 3-13: 1.333333333 hours - controller breaker tripped
Lift 3-13: 0.666666667 hours - controller breaker tripped
Lift 3-13: 1.5 hours - controller breaker tripped
Lift 3-13: 1.333333333 hours - computer fault
Lift 3-13: 21 hours - the lift shaft flooded with water
Lift 4-13: 1.916666667 hours - object obstruction in door
Lift 4-13: 0.683333333 hours - door switch tripped
Lift 4-13: 1.5 hours - object obstruction in door
Lift 4-13: 33.98333333 hours - uneven load forced safety brake, alignment affected
Lift 4-13: 2.116666667 hours - lift damaged by customer
Lift 4-13: 0.666666667 hours - door tracks to be lubricated and aligned
Lift 4-13: 1.366666667 hours - doors required to be realigned
Lift 4-13: 1.25 hours - fault with the lift door lock
(d) At Perth station (noting the context provided above), each platform has two lifts; one at each end of the platform. Passengers can use the working lift to access the platform they need to catch a train from. For example, a passenger alighting from Perth Underground station on a journey to Midland would normally go through the Perth underpass and use lift 3 -13 to get to platform 8/9 at Perth station. Should this lift be out of service, passengers gain access to platform 8/9 via platform 5 using lift 1-13 and then lift 2 to the eastern concourse and down to the platform using lift 4-13. There is also a route via platform 6/7 using lifts 2-13, lift 6 and lift 4-13.
Lift 2-13: 14 times.
Lift 3-13: 12 times.
Lift 4-13: 8 times.
(b)-(c) Lift 1-13: 2.416666667 hours - doors failed to close
Lift 1-13: 3.6 hours - object obstructing door runner
Lift 1-13: 20.95 hours - part had to be replaced on the door
Lift 1-13: 2.083333333 hours - object obstructing the door
Lift 1-13: 22.83333333 hours - new part required
Lift 1-13: 0.95 hours - electrical fault
Lift 1-13: 2.833333333 hours - fault with the door locking latch
Lift 1-13: 0.166666667 hours - lift failed to stop at all levels
Lift 1-13: 2.5 hours - power failure, controls to be reset
Lift 1-13: 2 hours - the lift shaft flooded with water
Lift 2-13: 513.75 hours - power boards had to be replaced
Lift 2-13: 2.616666667 hours - door lock switch had to be replaced
Lift 2-13: 1.416666667 hours - doors required lubricating
Lift 2-13: 15.91666667 hours - power to the lift had to be reset
Lift 2-13: 2.166666667 hours - power tripped and had to be reset
Lift 2-13: 1.25 hours - power had to be reset
Lift 2-13: 3.5 hours - battery and phase relay fault
Lift 2-13: 128.65 hours - battery failure
Lift 2-13: 147.75 hours - battery charger failed
Lift 2-13: 0.75 hours - batteries failed after being replaced
Lift 2-13: 1.75 hours - lift was vandalised
Lift 2-13: 4.75 hours - LCD screen had to be replaced
Lift 2-13: 1.5 hours - lift shaft flooded with water
Lift 2-13: 643.9 hours - backup power fault
Lift 3-13: 3.416666667 hours - call button failed and was replaced
Lift 3-13: 1.383333333 hours - lift overrun top floor
Lift 3-13: 10.08333333 hours - brake board tripped
Lift 3-13: 2.483333333 hours - circuit breaker tripped
Lift 3-13: 6.333333333 hours - door sensor out of adjustment
Lift 3-13: 3.033333333 hours - lift options control tripped
Lift 3-13: 3.416666667 hours - controller breaker tripped
Lift 3-13: 1.333333333 hours - controller breaker tripped
Lift 3-13: 0.666666667 hours - controller breaker tripped
Lift 3-13: 1.5 hours - controller breaker tripped
Lift 3-13: 1.333333333 hours - computer fault
Lift 3-13: 21 hours - the lift shaft flooded with water
Lift 4-13: 1.916666667 hours - object obstruction in door
Lift 4-13: 0.683333333 hours - door switch tripped
Lift 4-13: 1.5 hours - object obstruction in door
Lift 4-13: 33.98333333 hours - uneven load forced safety brake, alignment affected
Lift 4-13: 2.116666667 hours - lift damaged by customer
Lift 4-13: 0.666666667 hours - door tracks to be lubricated and aligned
Lift 4-13: 1.366666667 hours - doors required to be realigned
Lift 4-13: 1.25 hours - fault with the lift door lock
(d) At Perth station (noting the context provided above), each platform has two lifts; one at each end of the platform. Passengers can use the working lift to access the platform they need to catch a train from. For example, a passenger alighting from Perth Underground station on a journey to Midland would normally go through the Perth underpass and use lift 3 -13 to get to platform 8/9 at Perth station. Should this lift be out of service, passengers gain access to platform 8/9 via platform 5 using lift 1-13 and then lift 2 to the eastern concourse and down to the platform using lift 4-13. There is also a route via platform 6/7 using lifts 2-13, lift 6 and lift 4-13.
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