Thyssen & TK Escalators

Velino

Velino is TK's standard escalator. It can have glass or steel balustrades.

Velino was produced by Thyssen from the late 1990s to 2001, ThyssenKrupp from 2001-2021, and TK Elevator since February 2021.

Notable installations - Thyssen

  • Target, Minneapolis, MN

Notable installations - ThyssenKrupp

  • Denver International Airport

  • Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg, IL (shortest known Velinos)

  • The Westin Book Cadillac, Detroit, MI

  • Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

  • Wynn Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV

  • Forever 21, Park Meadows, Lone Tree, CO

  • Scheels, Sparks, NV

  • Furnitureland South, Jamestown, NC

  • LL Bean, Freehold Raceway Mall, Freehold, NJ

  • 24 Greenway Plaza, Houston, TX

  • Paula Deen's, Pigeon Forge, TN

  • Music City Center, Nashville, TN

  • Radisson Blu, Bloomington, MN

Rarity Rating (Thyssen): 10/10

Rarity Rating (ThyssenKrupp): 2/10

ThyssenKrupp Velino lower landing with glass balustrades
Thyssen Velino upper landing
Black Velino badge
Silver Velino badge

An especially short pair of Velinos

Tugela

Tugela is TK's heavy duty escalator model, said to be more durable than Velino. It is visually identical to Velino, so the two can only be told apart by the name badges below the handrail inlets. It can have glass or steel balustrades.

Tugela was produced by Thyssen from the late 1990s to 2001, ThyssenKrupp from 2001-2021, and TK Elevator since February 2021.

Notable installations - Thyssen

  • SkyTrain stations, Vancouver area

    • Commercial-Broadway

    • Renfrew

    • Rupert

    • Gilmore

    • Brentwood Town Centre

    • Holdom

    • Sperling-Burnaby Lake

    • Lougheed Town Centre

    • Production Way-University

    • Sapperton

    • Braid

  • Target, Minneapolis, MN

Notable installations - ThyssenKrupp

  • SkyTrain stations, Vancouver area

    • Granville

    • VCC-Clark

    • Lake City Way

  • The Bellagio, Las Vegas, NV

Rarity Rating: 10/10

Thyssen Tugela upper landing

Tugela badge

Victoria

Victoria is TK's transit duty escalator. It is designed & built to run 24 hours a day, and TK claims a service life of over 30 years.

Victoria was produced by Thyssen from the late 1990s to 2001, ThyssenKrupp from 2001-2021, and TK Elevator since February 2021. No Thyssen examples have yet been discovered.

Notable installations - ThyssenKrupp

  • Union Depot, St. Paul, MN

  • Seaford LIRR Station, Seaford, NY

Rarity Rating: 10/10

Upper landing
Victoria badge

Orinoco

Orinoco is TK's standard moving walkway. It can be horizontal or inclined, and have glass or steel balustrades. Orinoco's skirt ends and inlets resemble those of Velino.

Victoria was produced by Thyssen from the late 1990s to 2001, ThyssenKrupp from 2001-2021, and TK Elevator since February 2021.

Notable installations - ThyssenKrupp horizontal

  • Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

Notable installations - Thyssen inclined

  • Shops at New West, New Westminster, BC

Notable installations - inclined

  • Menards, Schererville, IN

  • Menards, Evendale, OH

  • Menards, Eden Prarie, MN

  • Menards, Golden Valley, MN

  • Menards, Richfield, MN

  • Shops at New West, New Westminster, BC

Horizontal ThyssenKrupp Orinoco walkway
Inclined Thyssen Orinoco moving walkwaysphoto: BC'sVators
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iwalk

iwalk is another moving walk model from TK. It has curved inlet caps and very low skirt panels. Its design allows it to be installed without a pit in some cases.

Notable installations

  • John F. Kennedy International Airport

  • Denver International Airport

  • Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport

  • San Francisco International Airport

  • Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

  • United Wholesale Mortgage Headquarters, Pontiac, MI

ACCEL

ACCEL is TK's high-speed moving walk. It uses maglev technology and expanding treads.

ACCEL is apparently still commercially available overseas, however, it has been removed from the company's US website. One prototype is known to exist:

  • Toronto Pearson International Airport

Control panels

Thyssen and ThyssenKrupp escalators sometimes have control panels with touch-sensitive buttons. These are fairly rare, and sometimes display their messages in German. When triggered (by pressing any button) they say "The World in Motion."

Thyssen panel
ThyssenKrupp panel

Logo plates

Thyssen circle plate (1990s-2001)

2001-2005

2013-2018

2005-2013

2018-2021

Documents

ThK_Escalators_Moving Walks_2011.pdf

ThyssenKrupp escalator & moving walk brochure (2011)

ThK_Escalators_Moving Walks_2019.pdf

ThyssenKrupp escalator & moving walk brochure (2019)

ThK_E_Velino_2004.pdf

ThyssenKrupp Velino specifications (2004)

ThK_E_Victoria_2004.pdf

ThyssenKrupp Victoria specifications (2004)

ThK_Escalators_Moving Walks_2016.pdf

ThyssenKrupp escalator & moving walk brochure (2016)

ThK_W_ACCEL_2019.pdf .pdf

ThyssenKrupp ACCEL brochure (2019)

ThK_E_Tugela_2004.pdf

ThyssenKrupp Tugela specifications (2004)

ThK_EM_ESpower_2015.pdf

ThyssenKrupp ES-Power escalator modernization brochure (2015)

tk_em_es-power.pdf

TK Elevator ES-Power escalator modernization brochure (2021)