Scenic Railway being tested 23/7/2015
Posted: 26 Jul 2015, 10:40
Made a quick video on Twitter as the test train was taken around the Scenic Railway on my recent visit. I tried to catch a full circuit on video later, but the runs were intermittent and I kept missing them.
My key thoughts having seen these test runs:
It would be nice if people could add their own videos/pictures re. the Scenic testing to this thread. Here's the link - not sure if you can embed video on this forum:
Scenic Railway testing
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My key thoughts having seen these test runs:
- This is a very light version of the train, without the proper seats and a full load (or even sandbags) yet it had no problems getting round the track. No signs of valleying at all - which is brilliant news! The brake was still needed after reaching the next peak.
The sounds indicate that it is a very smooth ride. No harsh clatter - just a nice, uniform rumbling sound. Nice break in the rumbling as the train goes over the double-dip, which suggests that the profile of the track has not been compromised.
The families around me were all commenting "can't wait until we can ride it!"
It would be nice if people could add their own videos/pictures re. the Scenic testing to this thread. Here's the link - not sure if you can embed video on this forum:
Scenic Railway testing
Edited - pictures added: