ABC Engineering of Switzerland has supplied a new style of family coaster to a customer in Andernach, Germany.

Wolfgang Wingender, owner of Trampolino, has taken delivery of a Tube Coaster, a ride similar to a bobsled run, guided on tracks in a lofty height and simulating the feel of a roller coaster. The cars look like a bobsled and start from a tower around 8m in height. They run up and down hill on a steel tube track with a minimum speed of up to 40km/h (higher speeds are possible).

The track consists of two parallel steel tubes with crossbars and is supported by columns with the required spacing. The track system includes straight sections, curves, ascending and descending slopes, while the design can be adapted to an existing level or hilly topographical surface. The bobsleds can carry three children or one adult and one child, sat behind each other. The bobsled run ends with a soft braking motion. Passengers disembark at the exit station, after which the operator releases the bob to enter the lift. The lift system then picks up the empty bobsled and moves it to the upper loading position and the sled can only leave the station if the previous bob has reached the safety position in the block brake at the unloading area. The bobsled has no brakes, but will be kept safely on track by supporting, up-stop and guide wheels.

Ride footprint is 10m x 76m, length is 150m and level of departure 8m. Four bobsleds can carry a theoretical capacity of 360 riders per hour. The ride is built to DIN 4112/ EN 13814 standards and is ready for certification.

ABC Engineering of Switzerland has supplied a new style of family coaster to a customer in Andernach, Germany.

Wolfgang Wingender, owner of Trampolino, has taken delivery of a Tube Coaster, a ride similar to a bobsled run, guided on tracks in a lofty height and simulating the feel of a roller coaster. The cars look like a bobsled and start from a tower around 8m in height. They run up and down hill on a steel tube track with a minimum speed of up to 40km/h (higher speeds are possible).

The track consists of two parallel steel tubes with crossbars and is supported by columns with the required spacing. The track system includes straight sections, curves, ascending and descending slopes, while the design can be adapted to an existing level or hilly topographical surface. The bobsleds can carry three children or one adult and one child, sat behind each other. The bobsled run ends with a soft braking motion. Passengers disembark at the exit station, after which the operator releases the bob to enter the lift. The lift system then picks up the empty bobsled and moves it to the upper loading position and the sled can only leave the station if the previous bob has reached the safety position in the block brake at the unloading area. The bobsled has no brakes, but will be kept safely on track by supporting, up-stop and guide wheels.

Ride footprint is 10m x 76m, length is 150m and level of departure 8m. Four bobsleds can carry a theoretical capacity of 360 riders per hour. The ride is built to DIN 4112/ EN 13814 standards and is ready for certification.