I shot the footage for this video over a period of abt 2-3 months & 20 rides FRONT SEAT POV and some BACK SEAT reverse views & late night footage are also included. This video is best viewed in 720p or 1080p HD with good sound.
PLEASE NOTE: Before I published this video I sourced the information I have used directly from Luna Park and from the Luna Park website (2012). However, I have recently learned that Melbourne's SCENIC RAILWAY (1912) is currently not the ONLY brakeman operated roller coaster in the world. The RUTSCHEBANEN (1914) at Tivoli in Copenhagen also operates brakeman carriages. Now I have since learned that the roller coaster at GREAT YARMOUTH PLEASURE BEACH, England also has brakeman operated carriages. (20 Nov, 2014) ... However, according to those sources of information I used in 2012, Melbourne's Scenic Railway (1912) was the only roller coaster operating with brakeman carriages at the time this video was published. So as far as I can ascertain, Melbourne's Scenic Railway has continually operated with brakeman carriages since 1912 (with intermittent closures for maintenance, upkeep etc.) ... So I think it more likely that Melbourne's Scenic Railway (1912) is the OLDEST roller coaster operating with brakeman carriages and whether or not it was the ONLY roller coaster operating with brakeman carriages in 2012 is still speculative; depending on whether or not the other two coasters were using brakeman carriages at that time. If so, my apologies if this part of the information used in my video is incorrect.
(ooshanapa … 27 Sep 2014; 20 Nov 2014)
MUSIC: "Toccata" by SKY (1980) ... No copyright infringement(s) intended. This video is not for profit and is for entertainment purposes only.
Directly from the Luna Park website (December 11, 2012) ...
THE GREAT SCENIC RAILWAY ...
On Friday 13 December, 1912 Luna Park opens to the public for the first time. A spooky day for some, but an appropriate one for the Melbourne public embracing the weird and wonderful as they walk through the now-famous mouth of Mr Moon. Thousands of excited people ride the Great Scenic Railway on that first day out of 22,319 registered attendees to the Park.
80,000 lights are turned on that first night, adding an air of fairy-tale amazement to the scene.
The Great Scenic Railway remains operational throughout World War I, even though there are reduced operations in the rest of the Park.
In 1939-45 Luna Park remains open during World War II, but has to abide by blackout restrictions. The 'Place of [50,000?] Lights' as the Park used to be known is too clear a target for air attacks, so an eerie atmosphere descends each night, only enhancing the intrigue and magic of Mr Moon and his famous Luna Park.
In 1954 Queen Elizabeth II visits the Park as a part of her Coronation tour. It remains unclear whether she goes upside down on any rides or screams with the rest of the visitors on the Ghost Train.
circa 1982 the National Trust classifies the Great Scenic Railway, the Face and Towers, and the Carousel. Heritage Victoria determines a heritage overlay to the Park years later.
1999 - Full restoration
In 2007, Artist Mark Ogge completes a sixty square metre painting called 'One Thousand and One Nights' on the Great Scenic Railway Platform and Luna Park was voted the National Trust's Victorian Heritage Icon for 2007.
Extensive restoration work on the Great Scenic Railway, commenced in 2007 and caused by the prolonged impact of the drought on soil stability, is completed.
In 2010 The Coney Island Top Drop replaces the smaller Shock Drop ride. In an effort to revitalise the historic Coney Island to its once glorious past, the City of New York reopens its 'Luna Park'. Phase one of Pamela Irving's mosaic, 'Dreaming with Open Eyes' is installed on the Luna Palace façade.
On the plaque outside the park (on the wall opposite the Palais Theatre) ...
"Great Scenic Railway"
Built in 1912 - of world significance - Restoration 1999
The Legacy of Coney Island, N.Y.
The first Luna Park was built at Coney Island, New York in 1903. Melbourne's Luna Park was designed and built in 1912 by T.H. Eslick and 20 builders from Coney Island for North American entrepreneurs - J.D. Williams and the Phillips Brothers. The Great Scenic Railway was the principal feature of Luna Park when it first opened.
Herman Leon and Harold Phillips ran Luna Park for many years and also built the Palais Theatre, opposite. Williams returned to Hollywood in 1913 and established a major film studio. Sydney's Luna Park was opened in 1935.
The Moorish entrance towers and "Mr Moon" were built as part of the Great Scenic Railway and from 1912 it was a unique example of roller-coaster and amusement park design. It is now the only roller-coaster operating from this period, and has the only example of brakeman operated carriages in the World. These were built in the U.S.
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