Iconic Ascenser has 139 years of history in the Portuguese capital. Seven years ago there had been an accident, but without victims.
The Glory Elevator, one of the main sights of Lisbon, derailed late Wednesday afternoon. The last balance of the authorities points to 15 dead and 23 injured (at least five in serious condition). But this is not the first accident that surrounds it.
On May 7, 2018, the famous lift I had already derailed, not having, at the time, caused victims. Still, he forced him to be inoperative for about a month.
At the time, the carriage did not fell, only left the carris and was based on the rocks of the sidewalk, but there were already those who anticipated the worst. António Carloto, a member of APAC (Portuguese Association of Friends of Iron Paths), told the :
“Dearly and this time there were no consequences. From the next may not be like that. Of course there was incuria here.“
At the time, the company did not communicate the accident or answered the questions of the daily newspaper, but Carris responsible, Inês Andrade, told Time Out that the accident was due to a “Technical Anomaly” and that the vehicles would circulate again on June 11, ensuring that they would be “in perfect safety and operation conditions for the next two years ”.
From there, the Carris anticipated the overall maintenance of the elevator that was expected soon.
The Lisbon City Council, this year under the term of Fernando Medina, It was no use clarifications on the incident.
The Gloria’s lift was inaugurated in 1885 and connects Restauradores Square to Bairro Alto. In 1926 the exploitation of this symbol moved from the Lisbon Mechanical Asceivers Company to the Lisbon Iron Carris Company.
