Runaway Mine Train
The Runaway Mine Train is a powered steel roller coaster made by MACK Rides of Germany. The ride is located in the Katanga Canyon area of Alton Towers in Staffordshire, England.Photo: Cls With Attitude, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Alton Towers and Congo River Rapids.
Alton Towers
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Alton Towers, the largest theme park in the United Kingdom, is in Staffordshire, England. It is generally considered by rollercoaster enthusiasts to hold its own with any such park in the world.
Congo River Rapids
River rafting ride
Photo: BenBowser, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Congo River Rapids is a river rapids ride made by Intamin. It is located in the Katanga Canyon area of Alton Towers in Staffordshire, England. The rapids comes close to the Runaway Mine Train as it passes through the tunnel.
The Curse at Alton Manor
Dark ride
Photo: Woombamillio, Public domain.
The Curse at Alton Manor is a dark ride located at the Alton Towers theme park, near the village of Alton, Staffordshire, England. The attraction opened on 18 March 2023. The Curse at Alton Manor is situated 460 feet southeast of Runaway Mine Train.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alton and Denstone.
Alton
Village
Photo: Paul Buckingham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Alton is a village in Staffordshire, England. It is noted for the theme park Alton Towers, built around the site of Alton Mansion, which was owned by the Earls of Shrewsbury, and designed by Augustus Pugin.
Denstone
Village
Photo: Linda Bailey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Denstone is a village and civil parish situated between the towns of Uttoxeter in East Staffordshire and Ashbourne in Derbyshire. It is located next to the River Churnet. Denstone is situated 2 miles southeast of Runaway Mine Train.
Norbury
Hamlet
Photo: Alan Walker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Norbury is a village in Derbyshire, England. It is located 3 miles north of Rocester, on the B5033 road and the River Dove. The hamlet has links with George Eliot's family, the Evans. Norbury is situated 3 miles east of Runaway Mine Train.
Runaway Mine Train
- Type: Roller coaster
- Description: roller coaster at Alton Towers
- Categories: steel roller coaster, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Farley, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.98951° or 52° 59′ 22″ northLongitude
-1.88564° or 1° 53′ 8″ westOpen location code
9C4WX4Q7+RPOpenStreetMap ID
node 2097609284OpenStreetMap feature
attraction=roller_coasterWikidata ID
Q3453216
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Runaway Mine Train” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Runaway Mine Train”
- French: “Runaway Mine Train”
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