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Park section
  
Katanga Canyon

Cost
  
£1,000,000

Height
  
21 m

Opened
  
21 March 1992

Status
  
Operating

Manufacturer
  
Max speed
  
36 km/h

Runaway Mine Train (Alton Towers)

Opening date
  
21 March 1992 (1992-03-21)

Type
  
Steel – Powered – Mine Train

Address
  
Alton, Stoke-on-Trent ST10 4DB, UK

Hours
  
Closed now Friday10AM–6PMSaturday10AM–6PMSunday10AM–6PMMonday10AM–6PMTuesday10AM–6PMWednesday10AM–6PMThursday10AM–6PMSuggest an edit

Similar
  
Congo River Rapids, Spinball Whizzer, Beastie, Rita, Beast

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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.

Contents

The train normally makes two circuits for each ride, although on quiet days it has been known to run for three or more circuits. The ride runs alongside the Congo River Rapids, with which it shares a tunnel section. Passengers must be at least 0.9m tall to ride with an adult, and over 1.1m tall to ride separately.

As of 2013 it is officially the park's oldest roller coaster, after The Beastie was removed prior to the 2013 season.

IncidentsEdit

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, 6 of whom were taken to hospital; 4 of the 6 were sent home, and 2 were kept in overnight.

On 6 April 2007 the Runaway Mine Train reopened after being closed for over 8 months. The train was not returned to its full length until the end of June 2007, because some of the carriages were still undergoing refurbishment at MACK Rides.

References

Runaway Mine Train (Alton Towers) Wikipedia


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