Passing Loop
Volks Electric Railway, Brighton.
The Volks Electric Railway is the oldest operating electric railway in the world. It was originally opened in 1883, at 1/4 mile long, and was extended to Paston Place (now halfway) in 1884.
The railway was further extended to Black Rock to cover for the closure of the Brighton and Rottingdean Seashore Electric Railway in 1901, but was later cut back to it's current terminus at The Aquarium in 1930.
Brighton corporation took control of the line in 1940 and, apart from a closure during World War 2, it has operated ever since. The line was shortened again in the late 1990's, due to the construction of a storm water storage scheme.
Passing Loop
Volks Electric Railway, Brighton.
The Volks Electric Railway is the oldest operating electric railway in the world. It was originally opened in 1883, at 1/4 mile long, and was extended to Paston Place (now halfway) in 1884.
The railway was further extended to Black Rock to cover for the closure of the Brighton and Rottingdean Seashore Electric Railway in 1901, but was later cut back to it's current terminus at The Aquarium in 1930.
Brighton corporation took control of the line in 1940 and, apart from a closure during World War 2, it has operated ever since. The line was shortened again in the late 1990's, due to the construction of a storm water storage scheme.