Highest escalators NOT longest As I understand it the Angel escalators have a greater vertical rise than the Tyne Tunnel escalators 27 4 m vs 26 0 m but they are actually shorter in length 60 m vs 61 m presumably due to being set at a steeper angle The Tyne Tunnel escalators were the longest escalators in Western Europe when they were installed in 1951 and remain so today 217 155 20 163