Montaña Suiza
| Montaña Suiza | |
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The leading car of a train of Montaña Suiza | |
| Parque de atracciones Monte Igueldo | |
| Coordinates | 43°19′14″N 2°00′38″W / 43.320677°N 2.010657°WCoordinates: 43°19′14″N 2°00′38″W / 43.320677°N 2.010657°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | 1928 |
| General statistics | |
| Designer | Erich Heidrich |
| Track layout | stone scenic railway |
| Lift/launch system | cable-lift |
| Height | 32 ft (9.8 m) |
| Length | 1,312.3 ft (400.0 m) |
| Speed | 31 mph (50 km/h) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Duration | 1:30 |
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Montaña Suiza at RCDB Pictures of Montaña Suiza at RCDB | |
Montaña Suiza ("Swiss Mountain") is a steel side-friction scenic railway roller coaster located at Parque de atracciones Monte Igueldo on the coast at Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain. It was designed and built by German engineer Erich Heidrich and opened at the site in 1928.[1]
The ride was built with wooden running rails which were in a trough, like usual scenic railways; only the trough is partially set into the landscape and is concrete in construction. The ride lacks the tradition supporting trestles of scenic railways; the track running in depressions made into the ground and along the top of a coastal wall at one point. The running rails have since been changed to steel.[2]
The roller coaster operates with two trains, each of which are composed of two 2x5 person cars. The cars are wooden in construction and ride on steel bogies; like scenic railways at Margate, UK, Great Yarmouth, UK and Luna Park, Melbourne. A brakeman still rides onboard each train to control its speed.