Ramsgates Old Wooden Coaster

[ricardobugsy]

I found this picture on amazon relating to Ramgates old wooden coaster at Merry England.
Does anyone know what it was called or when this photo was taken?


http://www.amazon.co.uk/Photographic-Pr ... n+pictures

[Gary]

Hi!

I don't know off the top of my head but with reference to RCDB it could be either the Figure 8 which operated between 1926 - 1930

or

The Switchback which according to RCDB operated between 1888 to 1891

[woody]

looks like the one at pleasurama? (German portable)

[Simon Baynham]

After typing "RAMSGATE" into the RCML search function, I discovered that Martin Easdown's book "Amusement Park Rides" features three roller coasters in Ramsgate.

Page 12: 1888 Switchback Railway (occupied the full length of the 550ft pier)
Page 25: Roller coaster and water chute at Pleasurama Amusement Park in the 1930s.

Furthermore, NAPHA NEWS #100 features on its back cover a side-friction roller coaster at Merrie England Park at Ramsgate, England in 1930.

Simon Baynham
RollerCoasterMediaLibrary.com