Chinese Coaster Accident

13:40 on May 1, 2012, Shijiazhuang Botanical Garden Fun City, a running roller coaster Occured with an unexpected Accidents, the front and the body out of joint. broken roller coaster still remain on track, the accident occurred about 20 meters distance from the station, lot of people are frightened After unexpected situation , but fortunately no people get injured. This roller coaster was built by Hebei Metallurgical Equipment Co ,open in 2005.



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And these are the same people who are now building our bridges. [:(]

I love how they're climbing on the track and supports with no harness or anything.

[Coasterkidmwm]

Originally posted by rcking04

And these are the same people who are now building our bridges. [:(]

Tacoma Narrows Bridge?

I've never seen a car break apart from the rest of the train.
It's frightening to see a relatively new coaster break like this.

[Mikey]

Just a few observations:

1. See how dirty the trains are? This likely indicates that train had never had a full C check, any level of routine inspection, or any form of NDA testing which is standard here in the US. If you can't see the bolts or running gear because there is so much grime you need to take a cloth and wipe it off to see it.

2. While this is a cheap knock off of several manufacturers designs the up stop gauge is set wrong on the trains. If you properly setup your trains at the last wheel change out, and you can now slide your fingers underneath the up-stop wheel, your running wheels and up stop wheels need to be replaced due to material loss.

3. If you ripped out the hitch somebody done goofed bad. If your safety strings broke as well, somebody is just plain negligent. Also the design of the connection points for the safety string is incorrect. The current design would allow the cable to peel away from its connecting bolts in the event of extreme lateral movement. As is the case with most derailments of failure of wheel assemblies. Go to a proper park and you will find that most companies use double crimped eye loops welded or bolted into the lowest frame member of the car so that there is no way in hell it can come loose.

Fun Fact: The Texas Giant derailment in 2009 involving the would famous red train avoided a fatal accident because the safety strings were rated for twice the service weight as the hitch and the strings reduced the moment of the train beyond the track by only a foot.

Originally posted by Coasterkidmwm

Tacoma Narrows Bridge?

That was decades ago, but I see your point. This coaster was built in 2005, and it took only 7 years for something like this to happen.

final destination 3 thats what this reminds me of,
but really, it looks like a arrow but the chinese version

I feel like every single coaster in Asia is either an old Arrow or a Morgan ride.

This ride is called "Happy Roller Coaster" and is built by Hebei Zhongye Metallurgical Equipment Manufacturing Co.,Ltd, a company famous for building arrow loop screw knockoffs and slc's. They are now building a colossus knockoff with an extra loop and they call it "Journey to the Stars" Lol

[jayman]

happy not rollercoaster eat wheel fun time . ride track not keep car.

[jayman]

people not killed, no girl child either .

[mkingy]

Looking forward to cool_5's recreation

[Turbo]

^I hope it comes with the crash

I hope it comes with support cigarettes. Then the park could blame the deaths on the cigarettes and not the coaster.

... I think that fits cool5 logic