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ATA › Gallery › Features › Access All Areas › Sky Ride
Please note that all of the photographs shown were taken with the park's permission. You should not attempt to enter these areas yourself without prior consent.
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 Head of Engineering, Terry Dunn, shows a major component of the Sky Ride cars. To the left of the shot you can see the wheels that attach to the cable.
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 Inside the Sky Ride warehouse. The building is connected to the Towers Street station, so that gondolas can be moved onto the main ride circuit and also removed where neccessary.
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 A close-up of one of the gondolas in storage.
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 There are 52 gondolas in total, here is number 35.
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