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Previously a brakeman would sit at the back of the train and apply the brakes to prevent the train from derailing. Now, automatic brakes have been installed at key points along the track.
A bit of roughness can be expected with a ride of this vintage, but it's still great fun.
A few more dips and hills follow.
Drop from the 2nd turnaround.
The next turnaround under the first drop.
After the double down is this airtime hill.
The turnaround and double down.
After the first top is a drawn out incline, turnaround and a double down drop.
The first drop.
A shallow cable lift takes the train to the top. A clamp on the underside of the train grips the cable.
The station.
The ride was modernised in recent years, with new trains from dutch manufacturer Kumbak.
Rutschebanen is literally and figuratively the heart of Bakken, a historic wooden roller coaster.
Rodeobanen from outside.
Guests race around the oval shaped track.
Rodeobanen uses ground based current collection like bumper cars, but the actual vehicles are more like a small sports car.
Vilde Mus at Bakken.
A mouse car returning with a mouth full of cheese. Say that three times fast.
...And concludes with a few big drops.
The ride starts with switchbacks...
