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 (ThyssenKrupp): 2/10
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
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
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."
Logo plates
Thyssen circle plate (1990s-2001)
2001-2005
2013-2018
2005-2013
2018-2021
Documents
ThyssenKrupp escalator & moving walk brochure (2011)
ThyssenKrupp escalator & moving walk brochure (2019)
ThyssenKrupp Velino specifications (2004)
ThyssenKrupp Victoria specifications (2004)
ThyssenKrupp escalator & moving walk brochure (2016)
ThyssenKrupp ACCEL brochure (2019)
ThyssenKrupp Tugela specifications (2004)
ThyssenKrupp ES-Power escalator modernization brochure (2015)
TK Elevator ES-Power escalator modernization brochure (2021)