(Image: REX/Shutterstock)Word spread fast about the Scenic Railway, now Britain’s ­oldest surviving roller coaster. Dreamland became the prototype for Britain’s theme parks.”After the Scenic Railway came Blackpool’s iconic Big Dipper, plunging Britain into a golden age of roller coasters. By the end of the 1920s, nearly 2,000 wooden roller coasters ­existed worldwide. (Image: SWNS)And in 1884, LaMarcus Adna Thompson opened his roller coaster on Coney Island, New York. But the clickety-clack of Margate’s Scenic Railway will for ever go down in history for having a front seat at the start of Britain’s roller coaster ride.

Source: Daily Mirror June 27, 2020 17:03 UTC