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Roller Coaster: Black Hole
Black Hole II (1989 to ?)
New Black Hole (1988)
Black Hole (1983 to 1987)
Amusement Park: Alton Towers (Alton, Staffordshire ST10 4DB UK)
Classification: Roller Coaster
Type: Steel - Sit Down
Status: Operated from 1983 to 3/5/2005
SBNO from 3/6/2005 to 2006
Make / Model: Schwarzkopf / Jet Star 2
Designer: Ingenieur Büro Stengel GmbH
Categories: Enclosed
Lift / Launch System: Electric Spiral Lift
Dimensions: 82' x 152' 7"
Capacity: 900 riders per hour
 
Length: 1919' 3" 
Height: 44' 3" 
Inversions: 0 
Duration: 1:50 
 
History: JetStar II models normally cannot support coupled trains. In 1988 the German firm BHS (a Bavarian steel and mining company, who's amusement division later became Maurer Söhne) of Peißenberg modified this JetStar II to do just that.
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