Alton Towers Almanac: Gallery: February 20th 2005

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Next to Rita's exit stairs is the lift which will allow disabled guests to get onto the station platform.

Rita's control panel, freshly installed in the control tower.

In this photo of the side of one of the cars, you can see the Rita flaming motif much more clearly.

The test train in the brake run.

More work is being done on the maintenance shed, which will house one or both of the trains once complete.

Underneath Corkscrew's first drop, looking towards the new coaster.

The final turns of both Rita and Corkscrew. These two roller coasters are much more intertwined than the Nemesis/Air paring across the park.

This massive silo is being used for holding silica sand, which is used in the track.

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