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Fact question

I removed this statement from the article:

Charles Alcoke patented the steam-powered chain lift system.

I could not find any verification of this fact. If you have the reference, we can put it back. Thanks. --Tinned Elk 00:07, 24 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Glasgow Subway a switchback railway?

The antique (Victorian?) Glasgow Subway has a serpentine shape, like a Switchback Railway, with stations at high points and low points between them. Very peculiar. Its history may be worth discussing somewhere. --Una Smith (talk) 05:09, 5 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Cost accurate?

$80M USD, really? Even today, that would be among the top 5 or so coaster costs. I'm sure it was expensive as it was an innovation for its time, but no citation on that amount. Wondering if 24.45.153.158 missed a decimal point back when that was added. My inflation calculator says that that amount in 1884 dollars would be roughly equivalent to 2 Billion USD today. --Trep26 (talk) 01:47, 23 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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 The antique (Victorian?) [[Glasgow Subway]] has a serpentine shape, like a [[Switchback Railway]], with stations at high points and low points between them.  Very peculiar.  Its history may be worth discussing somewhere.  --[[User:Una Smith|Una Smith]] ([[User talk:Una Smith|talk]]) 05:09, 5 August 2008 (UTC)
+== Cost accurate? ==
+$80M USD, really? Even today, that would be among the top 5 or so coaster costs. I'm sure it was expensive as it was an innovation for its time, but no citation on that amount. Wondering if 24.45.153.158 missed a decimal point back when that was added. My inflation calculator says that that amount in 1884 dollars would be roughly equivalent to 2 Billion USD today. --[[User:Trep26|Trep26]] ([[User talk:Trep26|talk]]) 01:47, 23 May 2013 (UTC)