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{{Infobox roller coaster
| name = Runaway Train
| logo = <!--Use ONLY the filename, not a full [[File:]] link-->
| logodimensions = <!--Must be expressed in pixels (px); default is 250px-->
| image = Chessington World of Adventures runawaytrain.jpg
| imagedimensions = <!--Must be expressed in pixels (px); default is 250px-->
| caption = The ride pictured in 2010.
| previousnames = Runaway Mine Train
| location = Chessington World of Adventures<!--Must not be linked.-->
| locationarticle = <!--Must not be linked.-->
| section = Mexicana<!--Must not be linked.-->
| subsection = <!--Should be linked.-->
| coordinates = {{Coord|51.349435|-0.318012|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| status = Rethemed as [[Scorpion Express]]
| opened = {{Start date|1987|06|07|df=yes}}
| soft_opened = <!--Use {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
| year = 1987<!--To be used in addition to opened, will auto-categorize the coaster.-->
| closed = {{End date|2012|df=yes}}
| cost = £300,000
| previousattraction =
| replacement = [[Scorpion Express]]
| extend = <!--Only for use with the Infobox roller coaster extend template.-->
| type = Steel<!--Must be "Steel" or "Wood", nothing else. Must not be linked.-->
| type2 = Powered<!--Must not be linked, will auto-categorize the coaster.-->
| type3 = <!--Must not be linked, will auto-categorize the coaster.-->
| manufacturer = Mack Rides<!--Must not be linked, will auto-categorize the coaster.-->
| designer = <!-- This is NOT John Wardley -->
| model = [[Blauer Enzian]]
| track =
| lift =
| height_ft = <!--Must be expressed in feet and may contain only numeric characters.-->
| height_m = 4.7 <!--Must be expressed in metres and may contain only numeric characters.-->
| drop_ft = <!--Must be expressed in feet and may contain only numeric characters.-->
| drop_m = <!--Must be expressed in metres and may contain only numeric characters.-->
| length_ft = <!--Must be expressed in feet and may contain only numeric characters.-->
| length_m = 259 <!--Must be expressed in metres and may contain only numeric characters.-->
| speed_mph = 22.4 <!--Must be expressed in miles per hour and may contain only numeric characters.-->
| speed_km/h = <!--Must be expressed in kilometres per hour and may contain only numeric characters.-->
| inversions = 0
| duration = 105 seconds
| angle = <!--Do not include "degrees", it is added automatically.-->
| capacity = 1,100
| acceleration = <!--Expression in full form e.g. "X to Y mph (χ to ψ km/h) in Z seconds". -->
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| acceleration_mph = <!--Final speed in mph may contain only numeric characters-->
| acceleration_km/h = <!--Final speed in km/h may contain only numeric characters-->
| acceleration_in = <!--Number of seconds may contain words -->
| gforce =
| restriction_ft = <!--Must be expressed in feet and may contain only numeric characters.-->
| restriction_in = <!--Must be expressed in inches and may contain only numeric characters.-->
| restriction_cm = 90<!--Must be expressed in centimetres and may contain only numeric characters.-->
| trains = <!--Must contain only numeric characters.-->
| carspertrain = <!--Must contain only numeric characters.-->
| rowspercar = <!--Must contain only numeric characters.-->
| ridersperrow = <!--Must contain only numeric characters.-->
| single_rider = <!--Must be "available" if available.-->
| accessible = <!--Must be "available" if available.-->
| transfer_accessible = <!--Must be "available" if available.-->
| custom_label_1 =
| custom_value_1 =
| rcdb_number = 786<!--The number in the URL of the coaster's RCDB page-->
}}

'''Runaway Train''' was a [[steel roller coaster]] located at the [[Chessington World of Adventures]] in [[London]], [[England]], opening with the theme park in 1987. It was closed in 2012 and reopened in 2014 as [[Scorpion Express]], after a refurbishment.

==History==
Opening in the 'Calamity Canyon' area of the park, Runaway Train had a [[Wild West|Old Western]] theme. It featured an extensively themed area and queue, primarily designed by [[John Wardley]], taking guests above buildings, around a lake and down into a small mine. The coaster was a steel-powered model bought from [[Mack Rides]].<ref name="rcdbrunawaytrain"/> It closed at the end of the 2012 season and remained closed through 2013. The ride was renovated and renamed [[Scorpion Express]], which opened in 2014.

The coaster was originally designed to travel in and out of a cave feature, which enclosed half the track and hid much of the structure, creating an interacting rocky landscape. However, due to its semi-temporary construction and prolonged lack of maintenance over the years, the cave feature was removed in late 2012 and the ride closed. To avoid spending on maintenance for such a feature in the future, Merlin redesigned the ride without any interacting structure and rebranded it as a new coaster. The ride's track and train were unchanged, apart from some new colour schemes and new surrounding theming.

==Gallery==
{{Commons category|Runaway Train (roller coaster)}}
{{Gallery
|File:Runaway Train chessington.JPG|A view of the tracks
|File:Chessington World of Adventures RunawayTrain tracks.jpg|The ride going downhill
}}

==See also==
*[[Chessington World of Adventures Resort]]
*[[Scorpion Express]]
*[[John Wardley]]

==References==
{{Reflist| refs =

<!--ref name="mexicanacwoa">{{cite news| title = Mexicana| url = http://www.chessington.com/explore/mexicana.aspx| publisher = [[Chessington World of Adventures]]| date =| accessdate = 2013-10-15}}</ref--->

<ref name="rcdbrunawaytrain">
{{cite news
| title = Runaway Train - Chessington World of Adventures (Chessington, Surrey, England, UK)
| url = http://rcdb.com/786.htm
| publisher = RCDB
| accessdate = 2013-10-15
| url-status = live
| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20131105182829/http://rcdb.com/786.htm
| archivedate = 5 November 2013
| df = dmy-all
}}</ref>
<!--ref name="newscwoa">{{cite news| title = News: Merlin Entertainments Upgrade| url = http://www.chessington.com/plan-your-trip/chessington-news.aspx| publisher = Chessington World of Adventures
| date = | accessdate = 2013-10-15}}</ref-->

}}

==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.chessington.com/explore/mexicana.aspx}}

{{Chessington World of Adventures Resort}}


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