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1st September 2001
Supports have now appeared in the main car park, close
to where the AIR lift hill is being built.
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1st September
2001
More steel for the lift hill/first drop. |
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1st September 2001
What is this? We have no idea.......
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1st September 2001
More supports on the grass, shows how well the supports
will blend in with the surroundings. |
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1st September 2001
A few more bits of steel. |
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1st September 2001
The construction crew are now preparing to install the
supports for the lift hill and first drop. |
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1st September 2001
A curved track section ready to be installed. |
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1st September 2001
Some small supports in the lower car park. |
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1st September 2001
The concrete roof of the first tunnel is now being placed,
suggesting that track has been placed. Lift hill motors
are also being installed. |
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1st September 2001
A view across the top of the tunnel towards the station. |
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1st September 2001
In the background, part of the track which includes the
switching mechanism for the dual station. |
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1st September 2001
One of the first pieces of lift hill supports is now installed
and ready. |
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1st September 2001
The crane is being used to install the tunnel track pieces,
and the roof for the tunnel itself. |
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1st September 2001
A close up of the front of the station shows where the
two station tracks meet. |
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9th September 2001
Looking across the site from the monorail, with the steel
roof of the station being constructed. |
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9th September 2001
The top of the newly constructed lift hill. Only a couple
more pieces are left to install. |
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9th September 2001
An overall view shows how AIR towers above Nemesis. |
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9th September 2001
The track emerges from the tunnel underneath the monorail
track. |
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9th September 2001
This shows just how close the track gets to the monorail. |
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9th September 2001
An overall view of the lift hill. |
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9th September 2001
Looking at the front of the station, now being constructed
so the building above can be built. |
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9th September 2001
The rear of the station. The transfer track is still waiting
to be installed. |
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9th September 2001
Looking from the station towards the lift hill. |
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9th September 2001
Heavy duty equipment is being used by the construction
team during the night to build the lift hill. |
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9th September 2001
The roof of the station under construction. |
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9th September 2001
A wider shot of the station being constructed. |
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9th September 2001
More supports in the top car park to finish off the lift
hill and turn around. |
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9th September 2001
The picnic area in Forbidden Valley has been fenced off,
although no work has started yet. |
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15th September 2001
The top of the lift hill is now in place. |
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15th September 2001
A wider shot of the complete lift hill. |
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15th September 2001
The top of the lift hill as seen from Nemesis line. |
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15th September 2001
The initial drop is next to be installed. |
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15th September 2001
These supports have been placed where the first inversion
occurs. |
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15th September 2001
Another shot of the new supports. |
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15th September 2001
Track is waiting to be installed, probably for the first
inversion. |
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15th September 2001
Supports are in place for the turn around. |
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15th September 2001
Further track pieces in the car park for the initial drop
and turn around. Expect these to be installed before next
weekend. |
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15th September 2001
More track pieces. |
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15th September 2001
And a few more.... |
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15th September 2001
In Forbidden Valley, work has now begun on the site of
the old picnic area. |
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21st September 2001
The lift hill is just about done now. |
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21st September 2001
The initial drop and first turn around are now in place. |
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21st September 2001
Here the track banks steeply into the trees |
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21st September 2001
And the track changed colour before it drops underneath
the monorail |
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21st September 2001
And back out the other side |
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21st September 2001
And up into the first inversion, seen from the opposite
side of the site. |
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21st September 2001
The first inversion is now almost complete. |
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21st September 2001
A closer look at the inversion. |
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21st September 2001
The inversion dominates the skyline in Forbidden Valley |
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21st September 2001
Further track waiting to be installed. |
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21st September 2001
Compare the track size to Mac. |
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21st September 2001
The lower chassis of Dino Dancer is now located in the
picnic area of Forbidden Valley. |
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28th September 2001
All of the track up to the entry to the second tunnel
is now in place. |
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28th September 2001
The station roof/shop floor has now been poured too. Building
will progress here over the next few weeks. |
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28th September 2001
A closer shot of the track as it races up the hill. It
goes quite high. You will be lying on your back here. |
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28th September 2001
Another inversion takes you back into the flying position
before you enter the second tunnel. |
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