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11th December 2008Most of the track has been removed.
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11th December 2008The lift hill, track beneath it, part of the helixes and the iconic corkscrews are all that are left.
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11th December 2008Looking towards the far end of the site.
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11th December 2008The metal track will be sold for scrap.
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16th December 2008Only one of the two corkscrews now remain.
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16th December 2008This is the platform for the brake run track, also removed.
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16th December 2008The corkscrews are to be saved, and hopefully used somewhere in the park.
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16th December 2008There is not much track left to remove.
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