The sun is shining and it's time for another look at the progress made at Thorpe Park for Hyperia. More sections of track and supports have been installed over the past week with a huge push made outside the station. The track for the first turn out of the station has finally been installed. Supports for this section were installed in December but have been left empty till now.
Track and supports for the maintenance bay have also been installed meaning that trains could be arriving any day now! Although the circuit is yet to be completed trains can be loaded on at any point.
Work on the new shop and photos unit is progressing fast with a roof now installed along with some sides of the building. We can't wait to see how this building is rethemed to fit in with the rest of the area over the next few weeks. The old toilet building is also receiving a facelift on the outside which leaves us wondering if that building will also be cladded in black and gold.
Elsewhere around the site, more supports for the lift hill have been installed along with another section of track for the first drop. It won't be long now until we see supports towering into the sky for the lift hill!
Work on checking the gage of the track was underway today, a worker could be seen using a device from Mack Rides to check that the kicker wheels were aligned correctly. Clips that we previously thought were for nets were in fact for holding cable trays to supports. More of these clips can be seen around the maintenance area ready for wires to be run and installed. Lots of brackets for electrical components can be seen at the switch track and maintenance bay.
