A grand sculpture installed at Wynyard Railway Station is attracting public praise for its unique design and preservation of an important part of Sydn

Wynyard Railway Station escalator sculpture Interloop preserves heritage as time moves on

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2023-06-04 06:00:04

A grand sculpture installed at Wynyard Railway Station is attracting public praise for its unique design and preservation of an important part of Sydney's urban transport heritage.

The artwork, titled Interloop, repurposed steps from the site's original escalators that had carried thousands of commuters to and from the station's main concourse.

Sydney artist Chris Fox was commissioned to create the sculpture which aimed to evoke memories of past travel for passengers.

"It's a very exciting project to have completed and be a part of; it's been pretty intensive," he told ABC Radio Sydney's Robbie Buck.

The original hardwood escalators at the York Street entrance dated back to 1931 and were recently removed to make way for an upgraded modern design.

Weighing five tonnes and measuring 50 metres in length, the constructed artwork was suspended from steel beams installed above the base of the new escalators.

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