When PMBO had its crash, they didnt change the way it run.
When Avalanche had its crash, they didnt change the way that run either.
But they were both 100% mechanical faults, where as this more human error.
They don't need it though Dave.
They just need to have a procedure in place where there is only one train on the circuit at any time.
Whilst yeah, that is true, I think they need to something to reassure the worrying public. It would do the park wonders if on the news it announced that they had fitted a brand new braking system which would ensure the previous incident could never happen.
Just like on Infusion, one train cant be dispatched from the station until the other one has cleared the first brake run.
I think now though, on Big Dipper, they shouldn't dispatch 'a' train until they can see the other coming on the final strecth, but then this should really be in place already.
Each train can hold 24 people and the second train (apparently confirmed reports) was empty.
It didn't look empty on that video that was shot, well actually yes the train looked empty, but there were people standing around it. Why would they send the train round empty?
Also, apparently (not confirmed, but Bicko may be able to)- there's a sensor on the turnaround that sends an alert to the station.
But the first train only just made it to the turnaround, I tought the sensor was at the other end, by the little drop under Steeplechase, as when you here that bell in the station, give it a second or 2, and you can see the train then coming over the final couple of hills.
(What on earth must have been going through their minds when they were standing there, twidling their fingers, with no trains in the station!)
where they let a train onto the lift hill before the first train is heading into the station for onload?
