A woman alleged to have walked the wrong way on an escalator at a London Underground station has appeared in court charged with a potentially costly offence.
Michaela Copeland, 32, was charged with “walking on an escalator in the wrong direction” at North Greenwich Underground Station on Thursday, November 27. The charge states she “used or attempted to use an escalator other than by standing or walking on it in the direction intended for travel”.
Ms Copeland, from Bermondsey, south east London, pleaded not guilty at Bromley Magistrates’ Court on Friday, November 28. She was pictured outside court using crutches.
Under railway byelaws, anyone found in breach could be fined up to £1,000. A brief trial, estimated to last three hours, will take place in April.
The byelaws also prohibit misusing entrances and exits, and only allow people to operate escalators in emergencies.
