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Chessington World of Adventures Resort

They swap out one train per season as a full rebuild and keep the other for parts etc - with Vampire listed for Winter probably introducing the 3rd train back on for one of the others and it'll run through Xmas, possibly February and all next season
Ah I see, as i understand the system can no longer run 3 at once ? Or could it ?
 
3 trains in winter will be risky given how it often liked to not quite make it onto the second lift/final brakes when it was cold.

Especially when on 3 trains and the spacing was essentially to ensure not stopping on lifts.
 
What's the deal with what looks like a rebuild or a new build of the third vampire train ? Yesterday the bogies etc all looked bran new and the first 3 "cars frame" were in place yet clearly they had to be original as had the white spray on them
Maybe getting Vampire back on 3 trains would be nice to increase capacity that Chessington needs, no reason it can't be modified to allow this
 
No I have seen Vampire run efficiently this year.
What sort of yardstick are you using to call the operations “efficient”, out of curiosity?

Granted, I could have struck it on a bad day, but on my last visit to Chessington, Vampire was ridiculously short staffed, only hitting 400pph and taking nearly 4 minutes to dispatch.

On that day, 2 trains were ample and 3 would have added nothing!
 
Granted, I could have struck it on a bad day, but on my last visit to Chessington, Vampire was ridiculously short staffed, only hitting 400pph and taking nearly 4 minutes to dispatch

I think that’s particularly bad and not representative. Would guess average is 2 minutes and last few times I’ve been they’ve often had both trains moving simultaneously (one on first lift hill, one coming into brakes as opposed to stacking).
 
They need all guests the correct side, nobody coming down the exit. Then they need a batcher and probably 4 platform staff to make it doable. They'd have more luck sorting the station brakes to actually park properly and relocating the disabled queue to help operations. 3 trains with no seatbelts would be good too, save a lot of faff.
 
When on 3 trains they would want to send the 2nd train when the 1st was still climbing lift two. I'm pretty sure the brake run could only hold a single train, so until train 3 entered the station train 1 would be held on the second lift.

Such rapid turnarounds gave them about 30s to load and dispatch each train. They use to have a sign at the entrance telling people to get on quickly.
 
When on 3 trains they would want to send the 2nd train when the 1st was still climbing lift two. I'm pretty sure the brake run could only hold a single train, so until train 3 entered the station train 1 would be held on the second lift.

Such rapid turnarounds gave them about 30s to load and dispatch each train. They use to have a sign at the entrance telling people to get on quickly.

This is correct.

They need all guests the correct side, nobody coming down the exit. Then they need a batcher and probably 4 platform staff to make it doable. They'd have more luck sorting the station brakes to actually park properly and relocating the disabled queue to help operations. 3 trains with no seatbelts would be good too, save a lot of faff.

The problem I've found with having disabled guests go on onload is that when we have to get off on that side (due to wheelchair access) it's far more faffy than just coming up the exit. Not exactly a win win but it's far better (in my opinion) going offload route.

Vampire also has the issue of trying to retrofit such a thing into a 90s queueline.
 
This is correct.



The problem I've found with having disabled guests go on onload is that when we have to get off on that side (due to wheelchair access) it's far more faffy than just coming up the exit. Not exactly a win win but it's far better (in my opinion) going offload route.

Vampire also has the issue of trying to retrofit such a thing into a 90s queueline.
What might help with this could be having R&R and Ambulant RAP in the same queue whilst Step Free Access retains it's entrance in Trail of the Kings.

In the coming years, it is likely something Chessington will need to think about considering that Trail of the Kings is likely one of the areas on the development hit list and that would close off access to the current RAP entrance.
 
The problem I've found with having disabled guests go on onload is that when we have to get off on that side (due to wheelchair access) it's far more faffy than just coming up the exit. Not exactly a win win but it's far better (in my opinion) going offload route.

Vampire also has the issue of trying to retrofit such a thing into a 90s queueline.

Have they put ambulant RAP into onload side or is all RAP offload side?
 
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