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Runaway Mine Train (Alton Towers)

Steel powered roller coaster

Summary

Steel powered roller coaster

Field	Value
name	Runaway Mine Train
image	Runaway Mine Train (Alton Towers) 01.jpg
location	Alton Towers
section	Katanga Canyon
type	Steel
type2	Powered
type3	Mine Train
status	Operating
opened
manufacturer	Mack Rides
model	Powered Coaster
track	Steel
lift	Onboard motors
height_ft	36
drop_ft	36
length_ft	1000
speed_mph	22.4
inversions	0
duration	1:50 (2 laps)
angle	29
capacity	1062
cost	£1,000,000
gforce	2.4
trains	1
carspertrain	12
rowspercar	2
ridersperrow	2
virtual_queue_name	Fastrack
virtual_queue_image	AltonTowersFastTrack.svg
virtual_queue_status	available
restriction_cm	110
rcdb_number	800
coordinates
restraint_type	lap bar

The Runaway Mine Train is a powered steel roller coaster made by MACK Rides of Germany. The ride is located in the Katanga Canyon area of Alton Towers in Staffordshire, England.

The train normally completes two circuits for each ride, although it occasionally completes three circuits on off-peak days.

The ride runs alongside the Congo River Rapids and shares a tunnel section. Passengers must be at least 1.1 m tall to ride, and passengers between 1.1m and 1.3m tall must be accompanied by an adult.

It is currently the park's oldest roller coaster, after The Beastie was removed prior to the 2013 season.

Incident

On 20 July 2006, the failure of a coupling on the train caused it to split into two sections, which then collided in the tunnel. 20 people were injured, six of whom were hospitalised.

References

"FastTrack Passes". Alton Towers.
"Runaway Mine Train {{!}} Theme Park Ride at Alton Towers Resort".
(20 July 2006). "Dozens hurt on Alton Towers ride". [[BBC News]].

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