Alton Towers Almanac: Gallery: Air

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In the tunnel, looking up the lift hill.

A view of the ride from the lift hill.

A little bit further up the lift.

You can see most of the ride circuit in this one shot!

The same shot from a bit further up the lift.

Zoomed in to the central plaza, from the lift.

And again, this time showing the final barrel roll.

Focussing on that inversion.

Another look at the central plaza and the brake run.

Nemesis, the Monorail and Air as viewed from Air's lift hill.

Looking back down the lift hill towards the tunnel.

Another shot from the same position.

Another shot of Air's lift hill, with Nemesis' brake run down below.

Looking towards the Air Shop from the lift hill.

Looking across towards where the track changes colour prior to the first major drop.

Back on the ground, we go through the mid-ride tunnel and up the grass bank below the inversion that flips you from your back to your front.

Looking at the same section of track, from higher up on the hill.

This is where the ride emerges from the mid-ride tunnel.

Back in the first tunnel, we look at the two ride stations from the front.

Looking out into the tunnel prior to the lift hill.

Viewing an Air train head-on.

A nice shot of the trains in the station, with the icy blue glow.

A train sat in the station, under normal lighting conditions.

And now with the cool turquoise glow that is displayed whenever a train is dispatched.

Looking down the train with the turquoise glow still on.

The Operator's console in the control cabin. The main panel is a touch-screen, from which the Operator can control many different parts of the ride and access any level of detailed information they want.

A shot showing some of the information that can be accessed by the Ride Operator.

A closeup of some seats with test dummies in (bottles filled with water).

Looking down the side of a train sat in the station.

An Air craft in the station, bathed in the orange glow of the heater above.

In the control cabin, looking at the announcements console.

These postcards are on display inside the Operator's cabin for Air.

Looking down the brake run.

Another shot looking down Air's brake run.

In the brake run, looking up at a section of track.

A hut to the side of the brake run.

Inside the Maintenance Shed, looking at the third train.

The train was undergoing its winter overhaul and so it was stripped of its aesthetic covers.

The front of the ventral cushions (the gray objects resting on tool boxes here) have been opened up for maintenance.

A closeup on part of the back of the car. Note the seatbelt - this is part of the restraint locking mechanism.

More plugs and wires at the back of the car.

An overall view of the car from behind.

Looking down towards the back of the very long Maintenance Shed.

Another row, again with its ventral cushions opened up.

A closeup view of one of the train's wheel assemblies.

From the upper level, looking down on the "naked" train. Note that just as with Nemesis, the cars are separated.

Looking down on the wheel assembly and the rest of the car.

You can see ever more wiring on the top of the car.

On the upper floor, we find plenty of spare leg holders.

And also some wheel rims.

Here are parts of bodywork, removed to allow technicians access to the inner workings of the crafts.

A closeup of the track switcher behind the stations.

At the point where the track splits into two, ready for re-entering the stations.

Looking over at the back of station 1.

Looking at a craft in station 2.

Another look into station 2 from the brake run.

A train in the station, viewed from the brake run.

Looking back out of the station.

Inside Air's computer room, we take a look at some technical drawings on the wall.

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