Ooh..new series! Exciting! This incident is a sad reflection on the cavalier attitude to health and safety in the past. A good counter to the "good old days" and "health and safety gone mad" brigade that are so vocal in any nostalgic video on UA-cam. Great video ❤
Most dangerous thing about amusement rides: human irresponsibility. Operators/engineers who let a ride get to that state of disrepair should certainly be convicted of criminal negligence. RIP to those who lost their lives here
According to RCDB, the Big Dipper was originally designed and constructed at Sutton Great Park in Birmingham in 1946. It operated there for 4 years before relocating to Battersea for its opening. Information seems to be scarce about Sutton Great Park in general, but I found several sources confirming the existence of a scenic railway-style coaster there in the late 1940s. In the end I took RCDB's claims at face value because the dates matched up between those sources, although it's very hard to find a lot of information about that Birmingham park, so it's certainly possible it was a different coaster. Probably worth an investigation of its own!
Ooh..new series! Exciting!
This incident is a sad reflection on the cavalier attitude to health and safety in the past. A good counter to the "good old days" and "health and safety gone mad" brigade that are so vocal in any nostalgic video on UA-cam.
Great video ❤
B is for Block Zone
zamperla lightning coaster's have the most goofiest anti-rollbacks ever
Missed opportunity for: "on may 30th 1972 Big Dipper was operating normally"
Most dangerous thing about amusement rides: human irresponsibility. Operators/engineers who let a ride get to that state of disrepair should certainly be convicted of criminal negligence. RIP to those who lost their lives here
It was originally in Birmingham? Is there anyone who can shed some light on its pre-Battersea history? Cant find any info online.
According to RCDB, the Big Dipper was originally designed and constructed at Sutton Great Park in Birmingham in 1946. It operated there for 4 years before relocating to Battersea for its opening. Information seems to be scarce about Sutton Great Park in general, but I found several sources confirming the existence of a scenic railway-style coaster there in the late 1940s. In the end I took RCDB's claims at face value because the dates matched up between those sources, although it's very hard to find a lot of information about that Birmingham park, so it's certainly possible it was a different coaster. Probably worth an investigation of its own!
@MaloneysCoasters thankyou very much!
I dont think people actually realise how many things a rollercoaster has that endce it to be as safe as possible😭
@@ausproductions45 guess you meant “ensure” there
@ oopsies