This article is about the railway within Busch Gardens Tampa Bay in Florida. For the railway within Busch Gardens Williamsburg, see Busch Gardens Railway.
Narrow gauge heritage railway and attraction at Busch Gardens in Tampa, Florida
Serengeti Express
The Serengeti Express in September 2022, with the No. 9 locomotive in the lead
Overview
Locale
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
Dates of operation
1971–present
Technical
Track gauge
3 ft (914 mm)
Length
2.2 miles (3.5 km)
Other
Website
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Serengeti Express
Legend
Roundhouse
(not open to public)
Congo
Gondola lift transfers
(via short walks inside park)
Nairobi
Stanleyville
Bus transfer
(via short walk outside park)
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The Serengeti Express, formerly known as the Trans Veldt Railway, is a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge heritage railroad and amusement park attraction located within the Busch Gardens Tampa Bay amusement park in Tampa, Florida.[1][2] Opened on July 3, 1971,[2] the railway is about 2.2 miles (3.5 km) long, and has stations in the Nairobi, Congo, and Stanleyville sections of the park. It uses three trains pulled by one of four 4-4-0 type steam locomotives manufactured by Crown Metal Products.[3]
^"Park History - BGA Online". sites.google.com. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
^ abMcMorrow-Hernandez, Joshua (2017). Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. Images of Modern America (1st ed.). Arcadia Publishing. p. 29. ISBN 978-1-4671-2495-9.
^"Crown Locomotive Roster". trainweb.org. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
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