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
Severn Beach railway station Severn Beach railway station Severn Beach railway station serves the village of Severn Beach, England. This is the terminus of the Severn Beach Line. This station is north west from Bristol Temple Meads on the Severn Beach Line. The station is managed by Great Western Railway, who are also the sole provider of trains serving the station. The railway reached Severn Beach in 1900, but was at first used only for goods traffic to Pilning. A platform was built beside the line at Severn Beach by the Great Western Railway in 1922, and a bay platform added to the west