Full time sysadmin. Part time PC gamer. I travel a lot, to visit theme parks and ride rollercoasters. Sometimes I take photographs along the way.
@bobkmertz Gerstlauer have definitely built trains for Schwarzkopf coasters. I think Zierer had some history there too.
I don’t think Jetline is going anywhere, and most of the other major Schwarzkopfs in Europe already have new trains, or are very well looked after (e.g. the ones on the German fair circuit).
I agree they’re usually good rides, and I’m concerned that some parks may remove their classic Schwarzkopfs, rather than pay to refurbish them, should that become necessary.
@bobkmertz @will6789 It definitely appears to have thrown a wheel assembly. The question is whether this failure is easily detectable, or is something more fundamental with the Schwarzkopf trains.
I wonder if this can be mitigated with careful checks, or whether parks need to be modifying or replacing the original trains on their Schwarzkopf rides.
This is tragic. Grona Lund strikes me as a park that looks after their rides, so this came as a real shock. Fingers crossed for the survivors.
@bobkmertz @will6789 Zierer definitely built Lisebergbanan, so it wouldn’t surprise me that there are others. I know Lisebergbanan was Anton’s design (and by all accounts, one of his favourite coasters), he just worked with Zierer to build rides once his own company had folded.
Like you, I lose track of who did what in the aftermath, and am never sure who is providing what services these days.