Roller Coaster (Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach)

Roller coaster in the United Kingdom
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Roller Coaster
Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach
Location Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, UK
Coordinates 52°35′36″N 1°44′09″E / 52.593228°N 1.735923°E / 52.593228; 1.735923
Status Operating since 14 May 1932
Exposition Coloniale Internationale
Location Paris, Île-de-France, France
Operated 6 May 1931 to 15 November 1931
Lunapark
Location Antwerp, Antwerp, Flemish Region, Belgium
Operated 3 May 1930 to 3 November 1930
H.H. Park
Name Gebirgsbahn
Location Stellingen, Hamburg, Germany
Operated 1914 to March 1922
Statistics
Manufacturer Hugo Haase
Type Wooden - Side Friction
Riders per train 30
Propulsion Chain lift hill
Height 21.3 metres
Top speed 72.4 km/h
Length 982.4 metres
Inversions 0
Duration 3:30
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Roller Coaster is a wooden side friction roller coaster currently located at Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, UK.

Prior to opening at Great Yarmouth, the Roller Coaster operated at the Exposition Coloniale Internationale in Paris. It was transported to Britain by steamship.[1]

Design

Elements

Snails & Fairytales runs through the coaster's supports, with dark ride scenes in between.

Colour scheme

Unpainted track and supports. The ride's supports are covered up with blue panels.

Trains

3 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 5 rows, for a total of 30 riders per train.

References

  1. "Landing The Scenic Railway". Yarmouth Independent. 1932-02-20. p. 19. Retrieved 2022-07-21.

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