Scenic Railway (Luna Park)

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Scenic Railway

Luna Park Location Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Coordinates 37.868251°S 144.976249°E / -37.868251; 144.976249 Status Operating since 13 December 1912 Rider height Minimum: 110 cm Min. unaccompanied: 100 cm
Statistics
Type	Wooden - Side Friction
Riders per train	20
Propulsion	Cable lift hill
Height	16 metres
Top speed	60 km/h
Length	967 metres
Inversions	0

The entrance to the park passes underneath the Scenic Railway

Scenic Railway is a wooden roller coaster located at Luna Park Melbourne in Australia. It is the second oldest roller coaster in the world, and the oldest operating roller coaster in the world (as Leap The Dips is currently standing but not operating). It is a side friction roller coaster with a brakeman.

History

Scenic Railway was built as part of the transformation of Dreamland into Luna Park. It opened with Luna Park on 13 December 1912.

Design

Elements
Cable lift hill Hill Tunnel Tunnel Bunny hill Bunny hill 3 bunny hills

The layout of the roller coaster forms a rounded triangle shape when viewed from above. It entirely surrounds Luna Park.

Colour scheme

Unpainted track and white supports.

Trains

2 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 5 rows, for a total of 20 riders per train.

References

Fastest roller coaster tied with Rutschebanen (Tivoli Gardens; opened 1914) 1920 - 1924
Preceded by Scenic Railway	Fastest roller coaster tied with Rutschebanen (Tivoli Gardens; opened 1914) 1920 - 1924	Succeeded by Jack Rabbit