Cyclone (Pleasureland Southport)
Roller coaster in the United Kingdom
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| Builder | Charles Paige | ||||||||||
| Type | Wooden | ||||||||||
| Track layout | Figure-8 | ||||||||||
| Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||||
| Height | 18.3 metres | ||||||||||
| Top speed | 67.6 km/h | ||||||||||
| Length | 762 metres | ||||||||||
| Inversions | 0 | ||||||||||
| Duration | 1:45 | ||||||||||
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| Manufacturer | Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters (?-2006) Unknown (1937-?) | ||||||||||
| Riders per train | 18 | ||||||||||
Cyclone was a wooden roller coaster built by American builder Charles Paige previously located at Pleasureland Southport in Southport, Merseyside, England, UK
History
The ride opened on 26 March 1937 and closed on 5 September 2006.[1] It was demolished in November 2006.[1][2]
Design
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The ride's tunnel went through the Ghost Train building.
Colour scheme
Trains
2 trains with 3 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 3 rows, for a total of 18 riders per train. In the early 1990s, the first car on each train operated in reverse.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Cyclone". RCDB. Retrieved 2025-01-25.
- ↑ "Cyclone Comes Crashing Down". Southport Reporter. 2006-11-27. Retrieved 2025-01-25.
- ↑ "Wigan Album". Wigan World. Retrieved 2025-01-25.
External links
- Cyclone on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
- Photographs of Cyclone at Scream Machine
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