Roller-coaster fans bid for a piece of the Corkscrew in Alton Towers auction

ROLLER-COASTER fans have until tomorrow to battle it out on eBay to become the proud owner of a piece of Alton Towers memorabilia.

The front carriage of the Corkscrew was listed over a week ago and yesterday afternoon reached £5,700 with more than 85 bids. The auction ends at 10am tomorrow.

Morwenna Angove, sales and marketing director for the Alton Towers resort, said: "Following a surge of inquiries about the Corkscrew's future and the availability of parts, we decided to offer the public a truly unique opportunity to own this special piece of memorabilia. We have been astonished by the level of interest in the ride since announcing its departure"

eBay revealed that while they are used to unusual items being sold, this will be the first time part of a roller-coaster has been put up for sale.