Sydneysiders have ridden on them for more than eight decades.

But just like the millions of shoes that have trodden all over them, the long wooden escalators at one of Sydney's busiest train stations seem to have worn out their welcome.

Following an application from Transport for NSW seeking their removal, the fate of the four escalators at Wynyard Station now lies in the hands of the Office of Environment and Heritage.

Wynyard duty manager Lance Hussey has mixed emotions about the escalators because he has seen his fair share of accidents on them over the near three decades he has worked there.