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Runaway Train
Chessington World of Adventures · Powered Coaster · 1987
The original Calamity Canyon mine train, refurbished and reopened as Scorpion Express in 2014.
✏️ Who designed it
Not established — we don't list the manufacturer as the designer.
Confidence: Unknown
🎢 Quick Facts
- Park
- Chessington World of Adventures
- Opened
- 1987
- Manufacturer
- Mack Rides
- Type
- Powered Coaster
- Height
- Not currently confirmed
- Track Length
- 420 m (1,378 ft) (estimated)
- Top speed
- Not currently confirmed
- Inversions
- 0
- Launch
- No
- Duration
- 1:45
- Minimum height
- Not currently confirmed
- Original build cost
- £1m (Estimated)
- Status
- Retired
Industry estimate — not a confirmed figure. Runaway Train / Scorpion Express — same coaster, rethemed.
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