Blackpool Pleasure Beach by Mack Rides in Germany. Icon is the first coaster in the UK to feature a double launch and is the largest ever single investment at the park costing £16.25 million. Pleasure Beach was founded in 1896 by Alderman William George Bean after he failed in his attempt to become an advertising man on New York's Madison Avenue. He returned to the United Kingdom in 1897 and opened two separate amusement parks; one adjacent to Euston Road in Great Yarmouth and another in Blackpool, opposite the tram terminus. The Great Yarmouth amusement park failed to generate much interest and so
Brighton Beach railway station Brighton Beach railway station Brighton Beach railway station is located on the Sandringham line in Victoria, Australia, and serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Brighton. It opened on 21 September 1861 as "Beach", being renamed "Brighton Beach" on 1 January 1867. The famous Brighton Bathing Boxes are located a short walk from the station. It was upgraded to a premium station on 20 November 1995. Brighton Beach consists of an island platform and a side platform. It is the only station on the Sandringham line to have three platforms. It is served by trains travelling between Flinders Street and Sandringham.