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Onboard.
There is a single station.
Maisemajuna is a monorail ride around the park.
Vuoristorata @ Linnanmaki, Helsinki.
Opened in 1951, it's the youngest of the brakeman operated wooden coasters.
The ride features a long platform with separate load and unload zones.
The layout concludes with a tunnel, adding a bit of thrill and thunder when most other coasters would be petering out.
Rather than a manual brake lever this uses an onboard air cannister.
The double down drops can even have some quite sudden ejector airtime.
There's some good airtime to be had.
The top of the first drop.
The ride follows a bit of a figure 8 layout.
Heading into the course.
The ride is popular, but efficiently juggles 3 or 4 trains.
#1 spot has been permanently given to longtime employee "Toppi" Tovio Lipponen.
There's also a hall of fame of "Brakemasters".
A timeline of photos.
The queue features panels with interesting facts about the ride.
The entrance.
This traditional side friction wooden coaster uses onboard brakemen to regulate the speed.
Only 7 such wooden coasters still operate in this manner.
