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#1 Woodpecker

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Posted 12 August 2009 - 09:39 PM

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How unfortunate. :ermm:

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Posted 13 August 2009 - 12:50 AM

aw man, sad to hear.. hope they keep it running after they figure out what was wrong.

Good thing nobody was hurt TOO badly.

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Posted 13 August 2009 - 02:41 AM

Weird. Seems like a pandemic of rollercoaster accidents lately.

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Posted 13 August 2009 - 11:14 PM

aw man, sad to hear.. hope they keep it running after they figure out what was wrong.


I don't see why they shouldn't. The Big One had a crash in its (second?) season, and that's still running 15 years later. However, the HSE may recommend the original hand-lever braking system be replaced by a 'more reliable' computer one like the modern rides.

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Posted 14 August 2009 - 12:55 AM

Link doesnt work :(

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Posted 14 August 2009 - 02:51 PM

^Does for me. Good to hear no one died!

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Posted 15 August 2009 - 04:27 AM

This is very tragic but I'm glad no one was killed. This reminds me of when there was a big fire on Grand National in 2004.

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Posted 21 August 2009 - 10:04 AM

From link:

The cars were 6m (20ft) above the ground when one rammed into the other at 7.45pm, causing 32 people to be evacuated.


:woot: Sounds as though they all suddenly lost control of their bowels. :woot:

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Posted 27 May 2010 - 10:09 PM

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I agree.




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^Does for me. Good to hear no one died!



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Posted 28 May 2010 - 09:20 PM

I agree.


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Most news sources don't keep their news links active for OVER NINE MONTHS.




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