The Monorail was one of the largest construction projects to be
undertaken by the park during the 1980s. When the grand entrance to
the park was constructed in 1985, it was clear the monorail's
addition was already in mind as the platform on which the track
passes over was included ready for the retrospective addition.
The Monorail wasn't a
new attraction when it arrived at the park in 1987, having
originally operated at Expo' 86 in Vancouver in Canada. Once the
Expo' had closed in October 1986, the track and trains were
transported to the park and modified ready for their grand opening
by William Shatner and George Takei in August 1987.
Towers Street Station
Early on in construction, the
framework of the Towers Street station complete with advertising
banner
The Towers Street station looking from
the rapids.
And nearing
completion, featuring the same advertising banner.
Track and Maintenance
The track being laid
from Towers Street through the coach parks
The track runs through the rapids and
out towards the car park.
The maintenance shed under
construction after the monorails had been delivered
The transfer track being installed,
which gives you a good idea about how the monorails are put onto
the track each day.
