The Big One's Transfer Track | How It Works

The Big One at Blackpool Pleasure Beach has a complex transfer track, in this video, we show it in motion whilst explaining the basics of how it works, why it was designed as it is and so on.

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[TheKurtsPlaceChannel]

Very entertaining and fun to watch. Thanks for posting this.

[coasterbot]

That's such a unique transfer track! Very interesting Scott :)

[Tom-]

This looks very interesting.
It’s great how your still managing to get content out.

[southpuddle]

Cool, I don't think I've ever seen a vertical transfer track before - thanks for sharing!

[garethsullivan]

Never seen this in action before so great video to see thanks for sharing

[chrislox]

The footage of the actual ride was stunningly clear and sharp.

[expeditioned]

That's very interesting to see Scott. I came up with another video idea and that's you discussing in more detail some of ur bucket list coasters for America 2021?!

[mattiebrown]

The trains for the big one each have a different type of wheel, when they finish testing the ride they then decide what wheel type would be most effective for that particular day it’s mainly to do with the temperature and the weather.

[alfnsue]

I've wanted to see this for ages, thanks for sharing Scott 😎

[SteveAndAlexBuild]

Scott ! The techier and nerdier the better pal, Greta video 👌🏼
Icon has to be the coolest transfer 😉🤩🧱👍🏼

[johnd]

Very insightful Scott, great job! Maybe they keep the third train as a back up should anything go wrong with one of the two trains running during operating hours? Is the big one BPB’s most popular ride in terms of average daily footfall? It’s also an iconic ride too so all the more need to ensure two trains always run - weather dependant of course!!! Great vid though, cheers!

[thrillverse]

I'm guessing the reason big one doesn't run 3 trains anymore is a similar issue to magnum. Basically arrow used to design their rides to not be able to stack and if they do you have to manually reset the brakes from the location the train is stopped at. It essentially forces you to keep the capacity going and from what I can see on big one it takes a train 50 secs to get from the top of the lift to the mid course, so a train would need to leave the station at least every 40 secs on 3 trains to stop it "setting up". If you head over to ElToroRyan's channel he explains it better, albeit on magnum although its likely to be similar issues.

[jameshardiker]

Brilliant. Is there one for avalanche transfer track? I’d like to see that!

[matthewwoolner]

Thanks for sharing Scott, really interesting!

[williambroome]

So the 3rd train just stays in the station overnight? I thought most trains go into storage over night

[worldwidewackiestadventure]

As an ex-ride operator, I'd love to see the big one control panel and see it's workings

[jackschissler]

It was probably the only odd transfer track Arrow ever designed.