ATA › Gallery › Construction › Rita - Queen of Speed › February 13th 2005
A big thanks to Alton Towers for supplying these pictures.
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 A gorgeous shot of the crossover section.
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 Standing on the station platform, looking down the launch. Notice how close the first set of brakes are, on the right hand side.
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 Looking up at the crossover shows you the sheer scale of this new roller coaster.
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 From the top of Corkscrew's lift hill, we can now see a large majority of the ride circuit in one shot.
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 A beautiful shot of the newly repainted Corkscrew.
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 A lot of work is happening in the hydraulic room at the moment. The hydraulic pipes are enormous, and the associated equipment (pumps/accumulators/tanks etc) are also massive. The winch cable has also been put in now.
   
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