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1) Escalators

- An escalator is a moving staircase which carries people between floors of a building. It consists
of a motor-driven chain of individually linked steps on a track which cycle on a pair of tracks
which keep them horizontal

2) Elevators
- Elevator, also called lift, car that moves in a vertical shaft to carry passengers or freight
between the levels of a multistory building. Most modern elevators are propelled by electric
motors, with the aid of a counterweight, through a system of cables and sheaves (pulleys).

3) Ramps
- An inclined plane, also known as a ramp, is a flat supporting surface tilted at an angle, with
one end higher than the other, used as an aid for raising or lowering a load. The inclined
plane is one of the six classical simple machines defined by Renaissance scientists.

4) Lifts
- A lift (or elevator) is a form of vertical transportation between building floors, levels or
decks, commonly used in offices, public buildings and other types of multi-storey building.
Some lifts may also be used for firefighting and evacuation purposes.

5) Walkways
- In American English, walkway is a composite or umbrella term for all engineered surfaces or
structures which support the use of trails. A passage or path for walking along, especially a
raised passageway connecting different sections of a building or a wide path in a park or
garden.

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