I actually need to build a short (500 yard) railway at some point in the next few years. Disease is spreading into my ash woodland and a very large amount of timber needs to be harvested before it dies. It’s the excuse I need to have a site railway.
This one <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbTQoFjOAdM" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbTQoFjOAdM</a> looks like something simple enough that you could maybe sell it to families? Like, instead of installing a playground, install this coaster.<p>I'm not sure what the safety/liability situation would be like, but the coaster is close to the ground—if the child wears a helmet I don't <i>think</i> this would be more dangerous than a set of swing set or jungle gym?
Using plastic pipes you can get at any home improvement store for the track is pretty smart. It's all very approachable; you don't need any expensive tools to build one.
This seems like the type of thing that could be a liability nightmare. If my child told me someone in the neighborhood had built a backyard roller coaster, I would forbid them to ride it.
Amusing this hits the front page the same time as<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euthanasia_Coaster" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euthanasia_Coaster</a>
<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27970824" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27970824</a>