Taron (Phantasialand)
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Taron on an airtime hill |
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| Location |
Phantasialand ( Brühl , North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany ) |
| Type | Steel - seated |
| model | LSM Launch Coaster |
| category | Launched coaster |
| Drive type | LSM |
| Manufacturer | Intamin |
| opening | June 30, 2016 |
| length | 1320 m |
| height | 30 m |
| Max. speed | 117 km / h |
| Travel time | approx. 1:40 min |
| capacity | 1280 people per hour |
| Trains | 4 trains, 4 cars / train, 2 rows of seats / car, 2 seats / row of seats |
| Restraint system | Pelvic bracket, from above |
| Security restrictions | from 1.30 m to 1.40 m only when accompanied by an adult |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Subject area | Mystery (theme world: Klugheim) |
| Theming | Norse mythology |
Taron is a steel roller coaster of the Launched Coaster type (model line: LSM Launch Coaster) from the manufacturer Intamin in the Mystery area of Phantasialand in Brühl .
Construction and opening
The roller coaster with its Klugheim theme world and the Raik family boomerang was built on the area of the western town of Silver City and the silver mine , which were demolished in 2014 for this purpose. The rail closure (the completion of the pure roller coaster) took place on October 23, 2015 with the assembly of the last of the 147 rail sections. The first test drives with water-filled ballast dummies began in March 2016 . The opening took place on June 30, 2016. On June 29, 2016 there was a pre-opening for the press and invited guests, which was broadcast by Phantasialand in a live stream.
Drive and routing
The system has two catapult starts using water-cooled linear motors ( LSM ) from the Swiss company Indrivetec. With a top speed of 117 km / h in the second launch, Taron is the fastest multi-launch coaster in the world and with a track length of 1320 m one of the longest multi-launch coaster without inversion in the world. Furthermore, the Phantasialand advertises with the most intensive LSM-based catapult launch and the most winding route (58 rail intersections) in the world. In the course of the journey through a landscape of artificial basalt rocks and buildings from the Klugheim themed world, there are S-curves, airtime hills, over- banked turns and tunnels.
The complex drive places high demands on the technology:
- A strong contact pressure of the trains against the rails (which is necessary due to the minimal gap on the stators) makes the roller system maintenance-intensive.
- A boost mode is used for the warm-up phase. This generates extreme G-forces. Therefore this mode is not released for people.
- The control profiles for the drive are permanently programmed and, for safety reasons, cannot be changed by Phantasialand or the TÜV . Only the manufacturer can make modifications to the parameters.
- The second launch drive serves as a block area and can brake and stop the train, but also after a previous backward shot, after an unscheduled braking in the second launch, shoot the train forward over the second section of the route into the final brake.
Course of the journey
After leaving the station, the journey begins with a 180 ° right-hand bend, followed by an S-bend to the first LSM launch. The train is accompanied by music. After a short standstill of around five seconds, the train accelerates and makes its first over- banked turn around a basalt mountain. This is followed by an airtime hill, the descent of which leads into a left curve within a tunnel, which in one turn leads into a curve around or over the station building. This is followed by a combination of two changes of direction while the train travels through a roof in the Klugheim themed world. The following descent is followed by another slightly higher curve, the exit of which leads the train under a bridge and then over the final brake. This curve ends again with a descent, which leads back into the initial basalt mountains with an S-curve. In the lower area of the mountain, a curve leads the train with a descent onto the second acceleration section, which accelerates the train to the maximum speed of 117 km / h. The launch takes place in an upward curve to the left in another basalt mountain range and then brings the train into a downward curve in S. This releases the train into another over-banked turn, the driveway of which leads into a twisted airtime hill . The descent leads under a path into a high left bend, which is followed by a quick change of direction and a right bend of around 180 °. Then the train drives through an upward 270 ° curve, which ends in two airtime hills . On these hills there are trim brakes in three groups of three brake blades each , which adjust the speed of the train before it enters an S-curve leading to the left and the following curve of around 180 °. This leads directly to the final brake and straight back to the station.
Basically, the section between the first and the second catapult launch is still comparatively gentle and not as intense as the stretch after the second launch. Due to the higher speed, the route after the second shot is significantly more intense than the previous section.
Trains
The system can be operated with up to four trains, which were specially developed for this train together with Phantasialand. Phantasialand paid special attention to winter operation during development. The newly developed nylon rollers are approved for operation at sub-zero temperatures.
Two trains are on the route at the same time, while two other trains are used to get on and off the passengers. The trains consist of four cars. There are a total of four seats in two rows per car, i.e. 16 seats in eight rows per train. The line is divided into four block sections, with the stators of the two acceleration lines acting as emergency brakes.
Construction progress in July 2015
Entrance to the roller coaster
Seat of a train
View of Klugheim at night
Web links
- Taron on the park website
- Taron in the Roller Coaster DataBase
Individual evidence
- ↑ Taron | Intamin | Rollercoaster Supplier & Amusement Ride Manufacturer. Retrieved February 1, 2020 (UK English).
- ^ Christian Buhl: Schienenschluss - Taron's lifelines made of steel. In: Phantasialand Magazin. Phantasialand , accessed April 4, 2016 .
- ↑ TARON A question of millimeters. In: Phantasialand YouTube channel. March 23, 2016, accessed April 4, 2016 .
- ↑ Testritten Taron Phantasialand (2016). In: YouTube channel loopings. March 29, 2016, accessed April 6, 2016 .
- ↑ Thomas: Phantasialand theme world “Klugheim” opened on June 30, 2016: the opening date officially announced! In: Parkerlebnis.de. June 6, 2016, accessed June 6, 2016 .
- ↑ Facts About Taron. In: Amusement park information. Fabian Engel, accessed April 3, 2016 .
- ↑ Phantasialand - New Facts About Taron! Airtimers, May 8, 2015, accessed June 7, 2015 .
- ↑ Multi-Launch-Coaster TARON. In: Phantasialand. Retrieved August 26, 2016 .
- ^ Taron - Phantasialand (Brühl, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany). In: rcdb.com. Retrieved August 26, 2016 .
- ↑ Christian Buhl: A man and his rocks. In: Phantasialand Magazin. Phantasialand, accessed April 4, 2016 .
- ↑ Christina Herrmann: Taron - made to measure. In: Phantasialand Magazin. Phantasialand, accessed November 27, 2016 .
- ↑ Christian Buhl: Taron lets you see. In: Phantasialand Magazin. Phantasialand, accessed April 6, 2016 .
- ↑ Phantasialand: TARON Onride - Klugheim - Phantasialand. June 29, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2016 .
- ↑ Christina Herrmann: Testing with a system. In: Phantasialand Magazin. Phantasialand, April 14, 2016, accessed April 14, 2016 .
- ↑ Project: Tarons train. In: Phantasialand Magazin. Phantasialand, accessed April 4, 2016 .
- ↑ Taron testing Phantasialand! In: YouTube channel Themepark Videos. April 3, 2016, accessed April 3, 2016 .
Coordinates: 50 ° 47 '58.6 " N , 6 ° 52' 58.1" E