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12-MGD Sky Ride 2
Main Drive Station
Cred Street Station
Forbidden Valley Station
| General information | |
|---|---|
| Place | Alton |
| resort | Alton Towers |
| Region | England |
| Country | |
| Name of lift | Sky Ride 2 |
| Type | 12-MGD |
| Lift manufacturer | Poma |
| Year of construction | 1987 |
| Commissioning date | ?? |
| Infos for handicapped persons |
|---|
| Sorry, no information available. |
| Characteristics |
|---|
| There is an intermediate station with a bend in the route. Both sections have separate cables and separate drives. This is the first section of the Towers Street to the Main Drive. Replaced old cable car that served only the second section. It was re-vamped in 2009. |
| geometric data | |
|---|---|
| Height of valley station | ?? m |
| Height of middle station(s) | ?? m |
| Height of mountain station | ?? m |
| Vertical rise | ?? m |
| Route distance | 488 m |
| Horizontal length | ?? m |
| Average incline | ?? % |
| Largest incline | ?? % |
| Number of pillars | 7 Stk |
| Greatest spanwidth | ?? m |
| Max ground clearance | ?? m |
| Trackwidth drive | ?? m |
| Trackwidth line | ?? m |
| Trackwidth return | ?? m |
| Angle of wrap (drive wheel) | ?? ° |
| Drive altitude of site | ?? m |
| Maximum capacity | 2880 Pers/h |
| Travel time | ?? min |
| Driving speed line | 4 m/s |
| Driving speed station | ?? m/s |
| electrical data | |
|---|---|
| Electrical control | ?? |
| Remote control and telemonitoring system | ?? |
| Power control system | ?? |
| Number of drive | ?? Stk |
| Drive power (Start) | ?? kW |
| Drive power (Operation) | 250 kW |
| Brake power | ?? kW |
| Continuous brake power | ?? kW |
| Driving station | Valley station |
| Drive type | ?? |
| Traction of drive | ?? |
| Emergency drive | ?? |
| Traction of emergency drive | ?? |
| cabins data | |
|---|---|
| Grip type | ?? |
| Cab manufacturer | ?? |
| Cab model | ?? |
| Seating | none |
| Seat heater | no |
| Heater | ?? |
| Aircon | ?? |
| Persons per cab | 12 |
| Number of cabs | 52 Stk |
| Cab distance | ?? m |
| Cab interval | ?? s |
| Garage type | none |
| Garage place | nowhere |
| Garage direction | ?? |
| Loading direction | ?? |
| rope data | |
|---|---|
| Rope manufacturer | ?? |
| Length of haul rope | ?? m |
| Total weight of haul rope | ?? t |
| Haul rope diameter | ?? mm |
| Nominal strength of haul rope | ?? N/mm² |
| Breaking strength of rope | ?? kN |
| Tensionstation haulrope | Valley station |
| Tension type | hydraulical (controlled) |
| Tension way | ?? m |
| miscellaneous data | |
|---|---|
| Transport uphill | 100 % |
| Transport downhill | 100 % |
| Drive direction | left |
| Construction costs | ?? |
| Currency (Construction costs) | ?? |
| Construction period | ?? months |
| Seasontime | ?? |
| Evacuation ropeway | ?? |
| Integrated rescue system | ?? |
| Rope position control | ?? |
| Autonomous ropeway | no |
| Asset number (Trail map) | ?? |
Updates
Datas: Oct 4, 2025
PHOTOS: ??
Lift-Statistics
11508 visit(s) since Sep 10, 2007
Last visit Nov 4, 2026
LIFT-WORLD IDs
Lift-ID: 12064
Place-ID: 321
https://www.seilbahntechnik.net/en/lifts/12064/datas.htm
Datas: Oct 4, 2025
PHOTOS: ??
Lift-Statistics
11508 visit(s) since Sep 10, 2007
Last visit Nov 4, 2026
LIFT-WORLD IDs
Lift-ID: 12064
Place-ID: 321
https://www.seilbahntechnik.net/en/lifts/12064/datas.htm