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Jay F


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HUSS Rides In The U.K.
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Incredibly long-winded and wordy, but here's a history of HUSS' rides in the U.K., in which Pleasurewood features a few times. Entries highlighted in bold are static locations (ie amusement parks) in the U.K. Entries underlined are currently with that owner. The letter/number combinations given at the beginning are those used by the National Fairground Archive (of the University of Sheffield).

Enterprise – 8 (first produced in 1975)

 

EN1 – Alton Towers [Mar 1984]

EN2 – Greenstar Leisure (Blackpool Pleasure Beach) [1979], Alfie Manning (Blackpool Pleasure Beach) [1983], Flamingoland [by 1987], Exported [end 1994]

EN3 – Bembom Bros. (OK Corral, France), Bembom Bros. (First Leisure, Rhyl Ocean Beach) [1986], Bembom Bros. (Pleasurewood Hills) [1989], Stored? [end 1998], Bembom Bros. (Grove Land) [2000], Bembom Bros. (Loudoun Castle) [2003], Stored [end 2007], Pleasurewood Hills (not used) [2012], Hellendoorn Avonturenpark (Holland) [2012]

EN4 – USA [1978],Booth & Crole & Case (Barry Island) [Jun 1980], Gary Smart (Harbour Park, Littlehampton) [end 1984], Bob Wilson [end 1988], Edward Burton [Apr 2006], Bellucci (Italy) [Apr 2014]

EN6 – Safaripark Beekse Bergen (Holland), Frits Roper (Holland) [1987], Jan Cordes (Holland) [1989], Noble Organisation (Brighton Pier) [1995], Noble Organisation (South Shields), John Armitage (Lightwater Valley) [2001]

EN7 – Schafer (Germany) [Apr 1976], Pat Evans (Coney Beach, Porthcawl) [Mar 1982], Paul Hart [Oct 2011] (used at Pleasureland Southport [2011-12], Dreamland Margate [2016])

EN8 – Import, Thorpe Park [2000], Billy Joe Butlin (Seaburn AP ['06-'07]) [2006], Abroad

EN14 – Import, Drayton Manor Park [2003], Thorpe Park [2006]

 

Pirate Ship – 15 (first produced in 1978 – 90 built)

PB1 – West Midlands Safari Park [1984]. “Pirate Ship”

PB2 – Pat Collins (Barry Island Pleasure Park) [1981], Botton Bros. (Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach) [end 1983], Exported [‘80s]. “Pirate”

PB3 – Juliane Schmidt (Germany) [1978], Europe, Colin Bryan (Drayton Manor Park) [1982], Exported (HUSS) [end 2003]. “Pirate Ship”

PB4 – Botton Bros. (Skegness) [Feb 1983]. “Pirate Ship”

PB5 – Greenstar Leisure (Blackpool Pleasure Beach) [1980], Alfie Manning (Blackpool Pleasure Beach) [1983], Blackpool Pleasure Beach Ltd. (Blackpool Pleasure Beach), Pleasureland Southport [1997], M&D Taylor (Strathclyde) [2007]. “Tidal Wave” then “Captain’s Curse”

PB6 – Brusch (Germany) [1978], Godden/Bembom (Ramsgate), Godden/Bembom (Folkestone) [1983], Godden/Bembom (Dreamland Margate) [1996], Bembom (Loudoun Castle) [2003], Lightwater Valley [2011]. “Bounty” then “HMS Flora McDougal” then “Flying Cutlass”

PB7 – Oakwood Theme Park [1991]. “Pirate Ship”

PB8 – Alton Towers [1980]. “Pirate Ship” then “Blade”

PB9 – Chessington W.O.A. [1988]. “Black Buccaneer”

PB10 –Bembom Bros. (Dreamland Margate) [1982], Pleasureland Southport (possibly on loan from Bembom) [1986], Exported [end 1987]. “Hanseatic”

PB14 – Maatz & Rasch (Germany) [1979], Heide Park (Germany), Legoland Windsor [2010]. “Jolly Rocker”

PB59 – Import?, Bembom Bros. (Pleasurewood Hills) [1985], Pleasurewood Hills. “Pirate Ship”

PB61 – Flamingoland [2003]. “Voodoo”

PB – USA, Schneider (Germany) [2005], Holger Kramer (Germany) [end 2014], Spencer & James Stokes [Nov 2015]. “Das Fun Schiff”

 

Top Spin – 3 (first produced in 1991 – 76 built)

TS21 – Chessington World Of Adventures [1995]

TS22 – Alton Towers [1997], Scrapped (parts to Heide Park, Germany) [Mar 2016]

TS23 – Ludewigt (Germany) [1994], Myrtle Beach AP (USA) [1996], ??? [2007], Paul Hart [Dec 2013] (used at Margate [2015 only])

 

Ranger – 4 (first produced in 1980 – 26 built)

 

V26 – Robrahn (Germany) [1981], Arnoux (France) [1984], Stroucken (Netherlands), Barth (Germany) [1995], John Crick [end 1995], Exported [Sep 2003]

V27 – Greenstar Leisure (Blackpool Pleasure Beach) [1983], Exported [end 1986]

V28 – Matt & Doug Taylor [1986], Exported [1986]

V?? – Lightwater Valley [1997], Exported [end 1997]

 

 

 

Breakdance – 3 (first produced in 1985 - 102 built)

 

BD12 – Alton Towers [1993], Mondial [2004], Hoefnagels (Netherlands) [c.2006]

BD13 – Chessington World Of Adventures [1989], Scrapped? [end 2004]

BD14 – Bembom Bros. (Loudoun Castle) [2008], Lightwater Valley [Jan 2011]

 

Flipper – 1 (first produced in 1987 – 25 built)

 

SU7 – Botton Bros. (Gt. Yarmouth Pleasure Beach) [1994], Camelot Theme Park [1998], Adam Williams (Tir Prince Raceway, Towyn) [Feb 2005], John Simons & Charles Holden (Tir Prince Raceway, Towyn) [2008], H. J. Blume (Germany) [Jan 2013]

 

Drop Tower – 1 (first produced in 1997 – 11 built)

 

DT – Oakwood Theme Park [1999]

 

Take Off – 2 (first produced in 1993 – 10 built)

 

OT2 – Von Berg (Germany) [1997], HUSS [1999], Lehrmann (Germany) [2002], HUSS [2004], William Bird & Sons [2005]

OT5 – Ruth & Rasch (Germany) [Mar 1993], Rasch (Germany) [2002], Ruth (Germany) [2005], Ruth & Ottens (Germany) [2006], Ruth (Germany) [2009], Stored [2014], Walter Murphy [Jul 2015]

 

Rainbow – 4 (first produced in 1982 – 42 built)

 

RB2 – Ludewigt (Germany) [1983], Blackpool Pleasure Beach [1987], Pleasureland Southport [1991], Walter Shufflebottom (Brean Leisure Park) [c.1993], Exported [‘90s]

RB3a – ??? [1983], Pat Evans (Coney Beach, Porthcawl) [1986], Wittingslow Amusements (Australia) [1988], OCS Fun (Australia) [2002]

RB – Import, Walter Shufflebottom (Clarence Pier, Southsea) [1994], Keith Emmett (Dealer) [end 1995], Exported [1996]

RB – Woburn Abbey [1984], Exported (India) [end 1991]

 

Swingaround – 1 (first produced in 1970 – 11 built)

 

RZ8a – Nordisk Tivoli Park, Pat Collins (Barry Island Pleasure Park) [Mar 1979], Exported [end 1983]

 

Tri-Star – 2 (first produced in 1977 – 5 built)

 

TR3 – De Vries (Netherlands) [1977], ???, Alton Towers [1991], Pleasure Island (Cleethorpes) [1993], Flamingoland [1995], Pleasurewood Hills [2005]. Prototype

TR4a – Walter Rick (Germany) [1977], Bembom Bros. (Dreamland Margate) [1982], Bembom Bros. / Jimmy Godden (Dreamland Margate) [1995], Bembom Bros. / Jimmy Godden (Folkestone) [1996], For sale [end 2000], Scrapped?

 

Troika – 3 / 4 (first produced in 1973 – 29 built)

 

TR2 – Schafer (Germany) [1974], Pat Evans (Coney Beach, Porthcawl) [1977], Jimmy Booth (Barry Island) [1984], Exported [end 1984] ***

***TR – Bembom Bros. (Pleasurewood Hills) [1985], Bembom (???) [end 1995], Bembom Bros. (Loudoun Castle) [2004], SBNO [end 2010], Cedar Fair (Carowinds, USA) [2016]

TR4 – Six Flags Great Adventure (USA) [1975]???, Bembom Bros. (Kirchhorst AP, Germany) [c.1978], Bembom Bros. (Dreamland Margate) [1983], Sold [end 1997], Selva Magica (Mexico)

TR2a – Adventureland, New York (USA) [1976]???, Alton Towers [1984], Bufkens (Belgium) [1990], Unknown [end 1991], Kongeparken (Norway) [1997]

 

UFO – 2 (first produced in 1978 – 15 built)

 

UF1 – Feldl (Germany) [1978], Flamingoland [1995], John Wesseldine [2005]

UF2 – Import, West Midlands Safari Park [1986], Exported [1988 or later]

 

Condor – 3 (first produced in 1984 – 39 built)

 

CD1 – Import, Pleasure Island (Cleethorpes) [2000], Exported [2006]

CD2 – USA, Italy, Matt & Doug Taylor (Strathclyde AP) [2015]

CD – Import?, Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach [1991], Luna Park (Cape d’Agde, France) [1994]

 

Frisbee – 1 (first produced in 1995 – 22 built)

 

FS9 – Pleasure Island (Cleethorpes) [2003]. “Pendulus”

 

Ben Hur – 3 (first produced in 1982 – 3 built)

 

S100 – Greenstar Leisure (Blackpool Pleasure Beach) [1982], American Adventure Theme Park [1989], Scrapped [1992 or 1993]. “Ben Hur” then “Black Hole”.

S101 – Kallenkoot (Germany) [1982], Bembom Bros. (Dreamland Margate) [1984], Scrapped [1990s]. “Ben Hur”.

S102 – Import, Pleasureland Southport [by 1984], Unknown [1980s]. “Ben Hur”.

 

Giant Slide (first produced in 1982 – 4 built)

 

 

– Germany, Jimmy Godden (Rotunda, Folkestone) [by 1991], Exported



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Date: 22:14 Aug 5, 2016
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Didn't we ascertain the the Enterprise that was at PWH in 2012 was just there being painted after the team did the awesome job of repainting The Tide Traveller cars?

Great knowledge again Jay, many thanks!

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Date: 20:05 Aug 8, 2016
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Here's Zierer...

Flitzer & Four Man Bob Rollercoaster – 3

RC515 – Ludewigt (Germany) [1975], Traumland Park (Germany) [1983], John Broome (Trentham Gardens) [1984], Alton Towers [1985], Stored [1991], Pleasure Island (Cleethorpes) [1993], Stored [1996], Flamingoland [1998], Bembom (Grove Land) [2002], Stored [2004], Bembom (Loudoun Castle] [2010], SBNO (For Sale) [end 2010]

RC516 – Blackpool Pleasure Beach [1984], Stored [2009], Cadell Bros. (Brean Leisure Park) [2011], Phillip Booth (Brean Leisure Park) [Jul 2014]

RC516a – Germany [‘70s], De Vries (Netherlands), Pat & John Collins (Barry Island Pleasure Park) [1984], Exported (Netherlands) [end 1988]


Flying Carpet – 4

FP1 – Ludewigt (Germany) [1981], Blackpool Pleasure Beach [1982], Exported [end 1984]

FP2 – Kinzler & Muller (Germany) [1982], Alton Towers [1984], Zierer [1985], Matt & Doug Taylor (Strathclyde) [Oct 1985]

FP5 – Import?, Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach [by 1988], Exported [end 1993]

FP6 – Hoppe (Germany) [1981], Michael Hartmann (Germany) [1992], Matt & Doug Taylor [Sep 2015]



Tivoli Rollercoaster (Small, Medium, Large, & Custom) - 10

JRC – Bembom Bros. (Dreamland Margate) [1982], Scrapped or Exported [end 1999]

JRC –Import???, Bembom Bros. (Pleasurewood Hills) [1986], Pleasurewood Hills (SBNO)

JRC – Metroland (Gateshead) [1988], Stored [end 2008], Big Sheep (Devon) [2016]

JRC – Oakwood Theme Park [1989]

JRC140 – Lightwater Valley [1993]

JRC – Wicksteed Park [1994]

JRC – Adventure Island (Southend-on-Sea) [1997]

JRC – Adventure Island (Southend-on-Sea) [2000]

JRC – Paultons Park [2000]

JRC – Paultons Park [2003]

 


Viking (Pirate Ship) – 2/3

PB37 - ??? [1982], Butlin’s (Pwllheli), Butlin’s (Minehead) [1999]

PB35 – Helters Ltd. (Pleasureland Southport) [1983], Pat Evans (Coney Beach, Porthcawl) [1984], Exported [1987] ****

**** PB36 – Butlin’s (Skegness) [by 1993], Marshall Hill (Hayling Island), Scrapped [end 2003]

 


Waveswinger - 7

WS10 – Alton Towers [1984]

WS13 – Bembom Bros. (Dreamland Margate) [1984], ??? [end 1984], Bembom Bros. (Pleasurewood Hills) [1988], Unknown [end 1996]

WS14 – Metroland (Gateshead) [1988], Brandon Bishton (Clacton-on-Sea Pier) [2009], Crystal Bishton [end 2010], Butlin’s (Minehead) [2014], Sands Heritage (Dreamland Margate) [2015]

WS8 – South Africa, Flamingoland [1994], Marshall Hill (not used) [2014],

WS9 – Adventure Island (Southend-on-Sea) [1997]

WS12 – Chessington World of Adventures [2000]

WS15 – Billy Stevens [by 2004], Exported



Dragon (Regatta) Roundabout - 2

SE – Adventure Island (Southend-on-Sea) [1995]

SE – Paultons Park [2001]



Jet Ski Roundabout - 1

JS1 – Legoland Windsor [2000]



Kontiki (Rockin’ Tug) - 2

RK – Chessington World of Adventures [2004]

RK – Paultons Park [2005]



Star Shape - 2

SA1 – Blackpool Pleasure Beach [Jun 2004], Exported (Germany) [end 2011]

SA2 – Danter Attractions [Apr 2011]

 


Cycle Monorail - 1

# - Flambards Experience [c.1995]


Misc. Rollercoaster - 2

RC512 – Kobe Portopialand (Japan) [1987], Camelot Theme Park [2007], SBNO [end 2012]

RC – Flambards Theme Park [1995]



Ferris Wheel - 1

GW21 – Berger (Germany) [1976], John Broome (Trentham Gardens) [1984], Alton Towers [1985], Packed-up [1987], Matt & Doug Taylor [1988], Exported [1989]



-- Edited by Jay F on Monday 8th of August 2016 08:09:51 PM

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