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[The Smiler] Construction Updates and Ride Speculation
Rollercoasters4Life
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Re: [SW7] Construction Updates and Ride Speculation
Looks like it from that image. Exciting stuff!
Looks like it from that image. Exciting stuff!
rightbackgranty
TS Member
Re: [SW7] Construction Updates and Ride Speculation
Another hint at continuing work on the site - the cranes have moved. There wasn't one at the top of the site the other day. Perhaps the groundwork for the track above the toilet block was just completed in time and the next part to go up is the lift hill?
Another hint at continuing work on the site - the cranes have moved. There wasn't one at the top of the site the other day. Perhaps the groundwork for the track above the toilet block was just completed in time and the next part to go up is the lift hill?
josht
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Re: [SW7] Construction Updates and Ride Speculation
Such an amazing photo, and I'm glad too see progress even if it is wallsSammy said:Soooo, Tatenhill Aviation's FB page just shares this image;
Would I be right in saying it looks like SW7's station building has walls?
Rob
TS Team
Re: [SW7] Construction Updates and Ride Speculation
Wow that's a lovely photo, Towers is beautiful in the snow.
It does look like that station may have wall in the photo, although I was around there today and couldn't see any from outside of the park. It looked and sounded like they were putting up more station steelwork today; they may have been doing stuff further up the site as well, I couldn't tell.
Also I don't think any track work is taking place in these conditions, the Gerstlauer car was parked in the ATH car park today and it doesn't look like any more track has been moved from the car parks. They were however moving station steelwork.
There was yet another delivery of the concrete wall slabs today, they have a load of them.
Finally I'd imagine the snow has effected construction a fair amount, there is a lot of it at Towers. The forecast for the next few days isn't great either. It's good that they are still getting on with what they can though.
Wow that's a lovely photo, Towers is beautiful in the snow.
It does look like that station may have wall in the photo, although I was around there today and couldn't see any from outside of the park. It looked and sounded like they were putting up more station steelwork today; they may have been doing stuff further up the site as well, I couldn't tell.
Also I don't think any track work is taking place in these conditions, the Gerstlauer car was parked in the ATH car park today and it doesn't look like any more track has been moved from the car parks. They were however moving station steelwork.
There was yet another delivery of the concrete wall slabs today, they have a load of them.
Finally I'd imagine the snow has effected construction a fair amount, there is a lot of it at Towers. The forecast for the next few days isn't great either. It's good that they are still getting on with what they can though.
Andrew
TS Contributor
Re: [SW7] Construction Updates and Ride Speculation
So, it appears that, from the recent update, more digging has taken place at the other end of the site.
Also, more steelwork has been placed confirming that the drop adjacent to the station will be indoors, as well as other foundations for the shop to be placed.
Two more sections of track have been erected, immediately after the Staffodshire-Knot element.
Track is still being delivered.
So, it appears that, from the recent update, more digging has taken place at the other end of the site.
Also, more steelwork has been placed confirming that the drop adjacent to the station will be indoors, as well as other foundations for the shop to be placed.
Two more sections of track have been erected, immediately after the Staffodshire-Knot element.
Track is still being delivered.
Rob
TS Team
Re: [SW7] Construction Updates and Ride Speculation
To me it looks like those pieces of track were in place when the last update was done?
No surprise to me that no further track has gone up, I have a bad feeling it's going to be slow progress for a couple of weeks now. At least the station building is coming along nicely.
Longy said:
To me it looks like those pieces of track were in place when the last update was done?
No surprise to me that no further track has gone up, I have a bad feeling it's going to be slow progress for a couple of weeks now. At least the station building is coming along nicely.
Andrew
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Re: [SW7] Construction Updates and Ride Speculation
Must have been the snow making them stand out more...
So they were.Rob said:Longy said:
To me it looks like those pieces of track were in place when the last update was done?
No surprise to me that no further track has gone up, I have a bad feeling it's going to be slow progress for a couple of weeks now. At least the station building is coming along nicely.
Must have been the snow making them stand out more...
delta79
TS Member
Re: [SW7] Construction Updates and Ride Speculation
TTF have done a SW7 in the snow update.
One of the photo clearly shows some real progress in the cuttings in the hill near the toilet block. They are steaming away with the ground work at the top of the site, if the weather is in their favour then i can see them getting the footers down quickly.
TTF have done a SW7 in the snow update.
One of the photo clearly shows some real progress in the cuttings in the hill near the toilet block. They are steaming away with the ground work at the top of the site, if the weather is in their favour then i can see them getting the footers down quickly.
rightbackgranty
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Re: [SW7] Construction Updates and Ride Speculation
Whats nice to see is that there are staff on site. I, for one, thought that it would be a bit of a ghost town!
Got to remember that it takes a lot to put up a coaster - actually erecting the track is probably the least time consuming part! Getting the ground dug and the footers in is the biggest battle, and the groundwork is still going on, which is great.
I thought that the curved portion of the station looked pretty low. But if you look at the workers on site, you get a better picture of just how deep the pit is and how tall the curved overhang is. I'd take a guess the overhang is at least 10 feet high, plenty of room for a shop.
Whats nice to see is that there are staff on site. I, for one, thought that it would be a bit of a ghost town!
Got to remember that it takes a lot to put up a coaster - actually erecting the track is probably the least time consuming part! Getting the ground dug and the footers in is the biggest battle, and the groundwork is still going on, which is great.
I thought that the curved portion of the station looked pretty low. But if you look at the workers on site, you get a better picture of just how deep the pit is and how tall the curved overhang is. I'd take a guess the overhang is at least 10 feet high, plenty of room for a shop.
Quetzal
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Re: [SW7] Construction Updates and Ride Speculation
I'm really glad to see some serious progress on the ditches at the top end of the site. Hopefully they'll have their concrete walls up by the end of the month.
I really hop it's just camera trickery that makes some of the track joins look out of place, especially on the entrance and exit of the batwing :-\
I'm really glad to see some serious progress on the ditches at the top end of the site. Hopefully they'll have their concrete walls up by the end of the month.
I really hop it's just camera trickery that makes some of the track joins look out of place, especially on the entrance and exit of the batwing :-\
James
TS Founding Member
Re: [SW7] Construction Updates and Ride Speculation
According to a few members there are just a few barrel rolls underneath the box. Which I think sounds about right for Alton Towers marketing team to ask TowersTimes to hide this if they are indeed going for the inversions record, as they would want to hide this if the inversion record will link in with marketing later on (and it of course doesn't ruin the 'surprise').
According to a few members there are just a few barrel rolls underneath the box. Which I think sounds about right for Alton Towers marketing team to ask TowersTimes to hide this if they are indeed going for the inversions record, as they would want to hide this if the inversion record will link in with marketing later on (and it of course doesn't ruin the 'surprise').
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Judging from the building in this picture, though, there's definitely a clear outline of white rectangle where TTF keep obscuring the photos.
I'm erring towards a secret element of some kind. Unless the rectangle isn't where I'm thinking it is.
EDIT: Ignore what I said - I've worked out where the rectangle is in relation to the photos on TTF and see there's nothing significant there!
Longy said:
Zooming in, station construction is clear, with possible walls and a bit more track in place.
Judging from the building in this picture, though, there's definitely a clear outline of white rectangle where TTF keep obscuring the photos.
I'm erring towards a secret element of some kind. Unless the rectangle isn't where I'm thinking it is.
EDIT: Ignore what I said - I've worked out where the rectangle is in relation to the photos on TTF and see there's nothing significant there!