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Kennywooddude
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| Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 1:54 am Post subject: Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters introduces new single-seat tr |
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(JUNE 20, 2007) Amusement Today has learned that Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, the world’s leading supplier of wooden roller coaster trains, is introducing a revolutionary new single-seat train system to its range of rolling stock and other coaster-related products.
The rollout customer for the new train will be Pennsylvania’s Waldameer Park and its highly anticipated Ravine Flyer II, which is being designed and built by The Gravity Group for the 2008 season.
PTC president Tom Rebbie is quick to point out that his company’s new train will not be a conventional trailer-style set-up. Instead, each of the twelve cars will seat two riders and feature four weight-bearing road wheels per coach.
While Waldameer’s new coaster will be the first to use the new trains, PTC is actively marketing this attractive rolling stock for new wooden coaster projects as well as replacement trains for existing rides.
Due to the ultra flexible nature of these trains, they are especially suited for radical twister-style coasters, which are extremely prevalent and popular in today’s amusement parks.
Rebbie was inspired to create these new trains after research into PTC’s extensive archives revealed that the company's engineers had toyed with the idea of a single-seat train many years ago when PTC was still active in roller coaster design and construction.
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I know this is a bit old but interesting! If all goes well, mabey CF can order some for Villain! |
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The Beast
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| Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 6:40 am Post subject: |
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sounds like GCI's millenium flyer trains. If PTC can engineer them right I would be ecstatic if Villain got those trains as the Millenium Flyers track very well on twisted coasters (i.e. Thunderhead at Dollywood). |
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Gunkey Monkey
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| Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 9:28 am Post subject: |
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GCI's Millennium Flyers are my favorite types of rolling stock and I am excited to hear that PTC is creating their own version.
I'd like to see them on both Villain and RWB. Heck throw a few trains on Mean Streak. I bet they would track wonderfully on that monster.
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Kennywooddude
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Mhmm, they would really track well on Villain.
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Masked_Maverick
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^ Would be a heck of a lot better thn the Gerstlaur trains they have on it now.
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Kennywooddude
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G-Trains are ok. They just need better padding and Millennium Flyer type restraints.
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