Roller Coaster (Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach)
| Roller Coaster | |
|---|---|
Roller Coaster in August 2020 | |
| Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach | |
| Location | Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach |
| Coordinates | 52°35′34″N 1°44′10″E / 52.5928°N 1.7361°E |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | 14 May 1932 |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Wood |
| Designer | Erich Heidrich |
| Track layout | Triple out and back |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Height | 70 ft (21 m) |
| Drop | 51 ft (16 m) |
| Length | 3,223.10 ft (982.40 m) |
| Speed | 45 mph (72 km/h) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Duration | 3:20 |
| Max vertical angle | 35° |
| Capacity | 600 riders per hour |
| Roller Coaster at RCDB | |
Roller Coaster – also known as Scenic Railway or The Scenic – is a wooden roller coaster at Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach, Great Yarmouth, UK. The ride was built at the park in 1932 and has been operational since. It is one of only two scenic railways still in operation in the UK (the other being the Scenic Railway at Dreamland Amusement Park, Margate) and one of only seven in the world. In common with most scenic railways, an operator rides the car. Traditionally referred to as a 'brakesperson’, the operator applies brakes on the car to control its speed and to stop it at the end of the ride, as there are no brakes on the track. It is the second tallest and second fastest wooden roller coaster in the UK. It is also a Grade II listed building.