Vuoristorata

Vuoristorata ( Finnish for roller coaster ) in Linnanmaki (Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland) is a side -friction wooden coaster, which opened on 13 July 1951. Side Friction means that the trains do not have wheels under the rails, thereby lifting the train is theoretically possible.

The 960 meter long track reaches a height of 23 m and has a maximum speed of 60 km / h

Vuoristorata has four trains of four cars. In each carriage six people ( three rows of two people) take place. Because the web does not have an automatic braking system, sitting in the last row of each train brakeman, which has the task to brake the train.