Intamin Release Plans for 12-Inversion Coaster

[Tim]

it was very unlikely that a manufacturer would want to design a track to run anothers trains, they COULD do it as its not very difficult to make a track with a smaller rail diameter and track gauge, but they just wouldn't.

Yes they would.

Give a company enough money to design an entirely new system (track or train) for you, and very few would turn you down if it was within their capabilities*

It has happened many times, where a client has requested entirely unique systems or compatible systems for their existing products.

It just costs a hell lot more, since they would be funding the research and development too



* BaM might be the least enthusiastic about it, but even they have made exceptions such as wooden coaster trains.

 

[Leighton]

Yes, I agree that a company would do it if enough money was involved, and I know it has happened before with manufacturers designing trains to run on existing track, but it doesn't normally happen the other way around.

All I was saying to Xpress is that it is stating the obvious to say that a manufacturer could design a track for anothers trains to run on if the need was there, I did say it was unlikely, but not impossible for them to do it.

I didn't give a reason for this, but as you pointed out, it is down to cost and a park is not likely to fork out the additional cost of design, tooling (jigs ect) when they offer a train capable of running on their own track for a smaller cost.

 

[wakey1512]

When i read the list on the original post I was pleasantly suprised that I didnt see all of colossus's inversions but with 7 inline twists instead of 5 :lol:

 

[Anonymous]

Rumours have now surfaced that a 12 loop design might be heading to South America...

2012/2013 - New Coaster - (3/28/11) While we really don’t know much of anything, I’m told that the “park director’ has confirmed that a new coaster is on the way for as early as 2012, as they look at proposals from Vekoma and Intamin.

Hopi Hari
2012 - Unknown (Looping Coaster - Intamin)
Will be the first coaster in the world to cross the milestone of 12 inversions.

So it might seem that Thorpe and anyone else that have a 10 inversion model might not keep their record for so much longer...

 

[D1993]

I actually kinda like it. Even though there are 4 corkscrews, it goes through 2 of them at a time, separated with high speed curves and little airtime hills. I quite like it!
And I love the inclusion of the Norweigan loop!

 

[Nic]

Yup, looks like this is going to Hopi Hari

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