Troy (Toverland)

Troy
the first drop
Data
Location	Toverland ( Sevenum , Limburg , Netherlands )
Type	Wood - sitting
category	Twister
Drive type	Chain lift hill (electric)
Manufacturer	Great Coasters International
Designer	Jeff Pike
costs	6.5 million euros
opening	July 1, 2007
length	1077 m
height	33.5 m
Dimensions	20,000 m²
Max. speed	90 km / h
Max. acceleration	2.5 g
Travel time	1:50 min
capacity	850 people per hour
Trains	2 trains, 12 cars / train, 1 row of seats / car, 2 seats / row of seats
Restraint system	Lap bars and straps
Inversions	0
Subject area	Ithaca
Theming	Troy

Troy (German: Troja) is a wooden roller coaster in the Toverland amusement park ( Sevenum , Limburg , Netherlands ). The track was designed and built by the US company Great Coasters International Inc. After Thunderbird in Finland, it was only the company's second system in Europe and the eleventh worldwide.

With a height of 33.5 meters and a length of 1077 meters, the system is currently the largest wooden roller coaster in the Benelux region . The lift was officially opened on July 1, 2007 after a construction period of around eight months. On June 29, 2007, there was a pre-opening for the press and invited roller coaster fan clubs. After the lift hill was about 20 meters high, on March 5, 2007 the half-finished, still unstable, wooden structure was knocked over by sudden gusts of wind. No one was harmed, and the opening only had to be postponed by a week.

The roller coaster is built in the style of a "twister", which means that many alternating curves dominate. Despite the focus on quick changes of direction, the train also offers airtime in many places on slopes and hills. The journey takes place permanently at a relatively high speed.

The two eight-ton trains, each with twelve cars for a total of 24 people, are transported to the lift hill with a chain lift. Eddy current brakes are used as the final brakes , while block brakes are used as block brakes and in the station block brakes . The route is slightly inclined everywhere. Troy does not need any friction wheel drive and is operated, as is usual with classic wooden roller coasters, from the apex of the lift hill only with gravity and the brakes.

Troy is the second major expansion since Toverland opened. According to Toverland, 6.5 million euros were invested in the construction. The entire track stands on a concrete base, for which 3500 m³ of concrete was poured. For the wooden structure, 2500 m³ of wood were used, which are held together by 90,000 bolt connections and a whole sea container nails. Up to 50 people were employed on the construction site. To operate the lift, two people are required for technical maintenance and two for operation. The area around the roller coaster is appropriately designed in the “ Trojan ” style. For example, there is a large “ Trojan horse ”.