Grand Canyon Railway
| Grand Canyon Railway | |
|---|---|
Silver City western themed area in 1984 |
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| Data | |
| Location |
Phantasialand ( Brühl , North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany ) |
| Type | Steel - seated |
| model | Alpenblitz II |
| category | Family roller coaster |
| Drive type | Powered coaster |
| Manufacturer | Schwarzkopf GmbH |
| Designer | Werner Stengel |
| opening | 1978 |
| closure | May 1, 2001 |
| height | 5 m |
| capacity | 1200 people per hour |
| elements | Departures, driveways, curves |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Theming | Wild west, mountains |
The Grand Canyon Railway was a steel roller coaster in the Western topic of Brühl Parks Phantasialand , the 2001 following a major fire be demolished had.
Train technology and routing
The Grand Canyon cable car was one of the so-called powered coasters , so it had no lift hill with subsequent descents to pick up speed , but a permanent drive by electric motors that were distributed between a pulling and a pushing unit. The necessary power supply was integrated in the rails. The route ran close to the ground and could be driven through in less than 25 seconds. In order to extend the journey, however, several laps were completed in a row, so that only one train could be used at a time.
Area around the Grand Canyon Railway
The Grand Canyon Railway, along with the mountain railway , some planting and parts of the Phantasialand jet , in which the visitors were guided through the park, was housed in an artificial mountain range made of wood and plastic. The mountain railway was opened in 1975, the following year the mountain range was added for reasons of noise protection. In 1978 the Grand Canyon Railway was finally opened to visitors. At that time the attractions were still called bobsleigh run 1 and bobsleigh run 2. Due to its low route, the Grand Canyon run was hardly visible from the outside, but the lift hill and the first descent of the mountain railroad were clearly visible .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Major fire in "Phantasialand": "Scratched past a catastrophe". In: tagesspiegel.de , May 1, 2001.
- ↑ Technical data on schwarzkopf.coaster.net ( Memento of the original from December 28, 2004 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Grand Canyon Railway - Phantasialand. Retrieved October 25, 2013 .
Coordinates: 50 ° 47 '58.8 " N , 6 ° 53' 2.9" E