Phantom Express (Margate)

Ride
Phantom Express
Dreamland Margate
Location Margate, Kent, England, UK
Status Defunct
Operated September 2015 to 2016
Seaburn Fun Park (loan)
Location Sunderland, Tyne & Wear, England, UK
Operated During 1987
Tucktonia (loan)
Location Christchurch, Dorset, England, UK
Operated 1985 to 1986
Chipperfield (UK)
Location Travelling
Operated 1983 or earlier to 1994
Chipperfield's Amusement Park
Location Weymouth, Dorset, England, UK
Operated 1961 to 1979 or later
Statistics
Manufacturer Chipperfield Bros.
Product Ghost Train
Capacity 2 per car
HELP

Phantom Express was a Tracked Dark Ride built by UK showmen Chipperfield Bros. that previously operated at Dreamland Margate in Margate, Kent, England, UK.


At Dreamland Margate in 2016

History

The ride (originally named Ghost Ride) was built by Chipperfield Brothers in 1961 and operated at their Chipperfield's Amusement Park.[1] It later had its Hayes Fabrication-built trains replaced with ones built by Supercar.

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References

  1. Belshaw, Guy (2017). The Ghost Train. Milford, Devon, England, UK: The Fairground Heritage Trust. p. 38.