Blackpool Pleasure Beach park opened its first wooden roller coaster which was known as "The Scenic Railway". It was during this time that the park began to trade under the name "Blackpool Pleasure Beach". In 1909, Bean expanded the Pleasure Beach business by purchasing a second amusement park up the coast in Morecambe under the name "West End Amusement Park", which would later become Frontierland, Morecambe. The success of the Morecambe park led to a third amusement park opening four years later in Southport under the name Pleasureland Southport. Meanwhile, the Pleasure Beach was developed with frequent large scale investments including "The Velvet
Henley Beach railway station Henley Beach railway station Henley Beach railway station was a railway station in the western Adelaide suburb of Henley Beach. The station opened in 1894 and served as the terminus of the Henley Beach railway line. Sometime prior to 1940 (perhaps as early as 31 October 1913), the terminus station on the line (Henley Beach station) was closed, with the "Jetty Road" station becoming the terminus and being renamed Henley Beach, resulting in 4 stations on the line. Facilities consisted of an island platform and shelter with a ticket office. It was closed on 31 August 1957 because of dangerous