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Big Dipper derailment at Blackpool Pleasure Beach
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VonRolland
Giga Poster
Can't park there mate
Foxstar1387
Roller Poster
Dosn't look good at all. Gonna be a hefty fix job. Along with all the karen's kicking off in the press about "how deadly these death machines" are
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Rob Coasters
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This comment states there were no injuries (not even minor).
Compensation involved free Burger King!
Compensation involved free Burger King!
To defend the (and I loathe the rather sexist term) "Karens", this isn't just a breakdown. A derailment is a serious incident that should not occur ever, and suggests maintenance issues. They are lucky no-one is hurt, as a derailment in another location could be lethal.
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RevolutionRuleZ
Mega Poster
Very serious indeed and this type of thing obviously shouldn't be happening. Im amazed but somewhat relieved no one was seriously injured.
If i were a betting man I'd guess the back car flung itself to the right atop the 3rd drop casuing the initial detrailment and the primary coupling between cars 2 and 3 failed, and as the front half of the train made it's way up star hill they have been hanging between cars 2-3 and smashed the structure. Clearly it didn't get up far enough to engage the anti roll back so the entire thing rested in the valley.
Very worrying as that arch wobbles a lot on a good day, being built into the sand it had no foundations either, its not beyond possibility its questioned the structural integrity of the whole arch.
I'd expect the Streak to be down while this is investigated, it uses identical hardware. The Grand National might get away with it due to the newer trains is has.
If i were a betting man I'd guess the back car flung itself to the right atop the 3rd drop casuing the initial detrailment and the primary coupling between cars 2 and 3 failed, and as the front half of the train made it's way up star hill they have been hanging between cars 2-3 and smashed the structure. Clearly it didn't get up far enough to engage the anti roll back so the entire thing rested in the valley.
Very worrying as that arch wobbles a lot on a good day, being built into the sand it had no foundations either, its not beyond possibility its questioned the structural integrity of the whole arch.
I'd expect the Streak to be down while this is investigated, it uses identical hardware. The Grand National might get away with it due to the newer trains is has.
Foxstar1387
Roller Poster
Not sure if this was a "warning" but on my last visit to the park in June. Dipper did feel rather lumpy and it did feel like the train and or the structure was flexing and shimmying more than just that old woodie built on the beach feel it used to have.
I saw an account from someone who was on this very train. He said that it rolled back and that he didn't even realize the train had derailed until it had come to a stop. However, the park themselves are saying that the ride simply valleyed so we don't know for certain that this was a derailment. To be fair, the photos aren't super-clear.