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The Great Scenic Railway opened in December 1912, and has remained continuously in use since, making it the oldest continuously operating roller coaster. The roller coaster was originally built with 65,674 metres (215,466 ft) of Canadian Oregon pine. The roller coaster is regarded as an
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The Great Scenic Railway is a 967 metres (3,173 ft) long coaster which has a height of 16 metres (52 ft) and a top speed of 60 kilometres per hour (37 mph). A brakeman is required in order to brake the roller coaster.
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hill. It then reaches its highest point. The ride starts with a few large drops and goes through a series of small structures. The ride then goes through a series of smaller drops.
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Classic Coaster. The Great Scenic Railway, Luna Park Sydney’s Wild Mouse and Sea World's Leviathan are the only three operating wooden roller coasters in Australia.
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As its name would imply, it is more of a scenic journey than anything, with great views of the nearby Port Phillip Bay.
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The roller coaster has three trains with two cars. Each car can sit up to 10 riders. Each train weighs about 2 tonnes.
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3 trains with 2 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 5 rows for a total of 20 riders per train.
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A series of bunny hills makes up the second half of the ride.
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Buildings and structures in the City of Port Phillip
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Luna Park Melbourne
Luna Park Melbourne
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LaMarcus Thompson
Cable lift
Inversions
Official website
The Great Scenic Railway at RCDB
wooden roller coaster
Luna Park Melbourne
Melbourne
Australia
ACE
cable lift
Leap-The-Dips
List of heritage-listed buildings in Melbourne
ACE Coaster Classic Awards
Archived
Wayback Machine
"Six upcoming roller coasters you can ride without leaving Australia in 2021"
"The Great Scenic Railway"
"Scenic Railway Overview"
"Scenic Railway"
"Scenic Railway"
"Scenic Railway Wooden Roller Coaster Front Seat POV Luna Park Melbourne Australia"
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Operating roller coasters
Roller coasters introduced in 1912

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