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| Manufacturer | Mack Rides | ||||||||||||
| Product | Powered Coaster (custom) | ||||||||||||
| Designer / calculations | John Wardley | ||||||||||||
| Type | Steel - Family - Terrain | ||||||||||||
| Hourly capacity | 1100 | ||||||||||||
| Top speed | 36 km/h | ||||||||||||
| Length | 304.8 metres | ||||||||||||
| Inversions | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Duration | 1:50 | ||||||||||||
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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
The train leaving the station
Runaway Mine Train's themed train
The rapids are visible from the Runaway Mine Train
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References
External links
- Runaway Mine Train on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
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