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Manufacturer | Mack Rides | ||||||||||||||
Product | Powered Coaster (custom) | ||||||||||||||
Designer / calculations | John Wardley | ||||||||||||||
Type | Steel - Family - Terrain | ||||||||||||||
Hourly capacity | 1100 | ||||||||||||||
Propulsion | Powered Coaster | ||||||||||||||
Top speed | 36 km/h | ||||||||||||||
Length | 304.8 metres | ||||||||||||||
Inversions | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Duration | 1:50 | ||||||||||||||
G-Force | 2.4 | ||||||||||||||
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Runaway Mine Train is a steel powered coaster manufactured by Mack Rides. Opened in 1992, is the oldest roller coaster operating at Alton Towers. Usually the ride completes two circuits of the track[1] but on quiet days, it completes three or more.
Design
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The track has a twisting layout which also passes past the River Rapids. It is powered by a hot rail and has a capacity of 1,100 riders per hour.
Colour scheme
Trains
Single train with 12 cars. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 48 riders per train.
Accidents
On 20 July 2006, the failure of a coupling on the train separated it into two sections, which then collided in the tunnel. 20 people were injured, 6 of whom were taken to hospital; 4 of the 6 were sent home, and 2 were kept in overnight.[2] On 6 April 2007, Runaway Mine Train reopened after being closed for over 8 months.[3] However, the train was not returned to its full length until the end of June 2007, as some of the carriages were still undergoing refurbishment at Mack Rides.
Images
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The train leaving the station
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Runaway Mine Train's themed train
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The rapids are visible from the Runaway Mine Train
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References
External links
- Runaway Mine Train on the Roller Coaster DataBase.