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ATA › Gallery › Construction › Rita - Queen of Speed › March 21st 2005
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 Ever more testing going on. With 4 days left until the first guests are due to ride Rita, it hasn't even had a single person go around the track yet!
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 Ug Swinger's new operator cabin is under construction. Up until this year, the operator has sat in the centre of the ride.
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 An empty train flies overhead during testing.
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 A look underneath the station, with Train 1 above.
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 The loading bay railings in the Corkscrew station are being repainted a bold red, matching Rita's track colour.
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 On the other half of the station, you can see the original red railing colour underneath the brown coating.
   
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