handrail for variable speed moving walkway which comprises a flexible belt or profile which circulates over the length of the walkway , with a forward stretch and a return stretch . the profile or band is constituted on the basis of fixed length stretches and , optionally , stretches of variable length , alternating and joined to each other . the fixed length stretches have a profile which defines a toothed arrangement which meshes successively with a series of pulling chains which are arranged between the forward and return stretches of the handrail , mounted between toothed wheels and each one moves at a speed different from the adjacent chains .