Big Dipper derailed
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Nemesis Inferno
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^^Who on here (apart from yourself) is being a drama queen over this?
Well next time they might not be so lucky.
Tbh Ash when I first read it had derailed I did think god it must be hanging off the track or something like EGF. When I 1st saw the picture I thought ok that does not look to bad at all, but then when I hear that the train was going slow before it stopped and the wheel caused it then its a problem.
I do find it a bit shocking that people only seem to care when people get hurt or a train is hanging off a track. No one got hurt when Rush through a bit of metal off, does that make it ok as no one got hurt?
For me the train did not derail, but there is a wheel not on the track due to it not being able to touch the track going by whats wriiten in books it does count as a derailment though. I hope they find what caused the problem and not just right it off as these things happen which does seem to be you attitude. Yes these things can happen, but they should not happen and they need to stop happening.
Would I personally feel safe riding the Big Dipper, I would have to say no and I have never felt like that before.
Is the coaster open now? other coasters that stalled opened within 2 hours.
Thats my view on it anyway and again this is not an attack at you or Scott just my views.
Tbh Ash when I first read it had derailed I did think god it must be hanging off the track or something like EGF. When I 1st saw the picture I thought ok that does not look to bad at all, but then when I hear that the train was going slow before it stopped and the wheel caused it then its a problem.
I do find it a bit shocking that people only seem to care when people get hurt or a train is hanging off a track. No one got hurt when Rush through a bit of metal off, does that make it ok as no one got hurt?
For me the train did not derail, but there is a wheel not on the track due to it not being able to touch the track going by whats wriiten in books it does count as a derailment though. I hope they find what caused the problem and not just right it off as these things happen which does seem to be you attitude. Yes these things can happen, but they should not happen and they need to stop happening.
Would I personally feel safe riding the Big Dipper, I would have to say no and I have never felt like that before.
Is the coaster open now? other coasters that stalled opened within 2 hours.
Thats my view on it anyway and again this is not an attack at you or Scott just my views.
nealbie
CF Legend
I think (at Ash) that it's fair to say the lack of media hype/publication is purely down to the fact that there were no injuries whatsoever. Ian has already mentioned knee-jerk interest in it (even from national newspapers), but following the discovery of no human cost there was no story to be had.
Sad truth about the way the media works in this country. No death/injury, no story!
Sad truth about the way the media works in this country. No death/injury, no story!
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Anonymous
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Yes, I dont class that as a de-railment, as the train was still held on the track. It wasn't even as though the back car had become free and was hanging over the edge of the turnaround. It was simpley, one wheel.
Do a google image search for train derailment if you want to see what a derailment really looks like.
Certainly not (and I can see what your saying) and I'm sure this will get looked in to (infact I know its getting looked into, in great detail) and as you rightly say, nothing less is acceptable.
Again Marc, if thats how I'm sounding I'm sorry, it wasn't meant that way. I'm not for one minute suggesting it should be written off. All I'm meaning is its stalled dozzens of times since 1923, many of these times have been on that bend. There will be more (hopefully without the loss of a wheel!) but it doesn't mean we are in for a repete of 2009. (Hope thats a slightly clearer version of what I'm meaning)
Again, fair play. As you say, it wasn't a full on derailment, and I'll meet you half way and say it wasn't a simple stall either, kinda somthing inbetween, that could have been a lot worse.
I doubt we'll see that train back for a while, my primary concern from a park operations POV is I hope they dont shut RC when this opens back up, because its throughput on 1 train with a lift hill that speed will be on a par with the Wild Mouse!
Ash
To Ash from a post a couple of pages ago, I like PBB, I am not someone who just slates it because of reputation or whatever. As most people on here I think would agree, this was no "Act of God", it was an accident. Although accidents can never be avoided, the chance that they will happen can be reduced, and I think Neal summed it up pretty well by saying that they should do more in terms of maintenance. You want evidence, have a look at the wheel, I'm sure when I rode Big Dipper that was on the track. And what has my avatar and signature got to do with anything? As soon as you say anything bad about a park with bad reputation, you get accused of bashing them for no reason. I enjoy going to PBB, I went the other week, so I hope you see where I'm coming from.
