Magnus Volks and his Railways

Magnus Volk, born in Brighton in 1851, was a true pioneer of all things electrical, including electric light, fire alarms and telephones.  But when he opened his little electric railway on Brighton seafront in 1883, he can hardly have imagined it would still be in operation over 140 years later. 

The first public electric railway in Britain, it inspired other electric traction projects, including the Blackpool Tramway of 1885, also still going strong today. Now recognised by the Guiness Book of Records as the oldest working electric railway in the world, Volk's Electric Railway still runs on its original route and with most of its original rolling stock.  This talk looks at the story of the railway and the man who built it.

Join Ian Gledhill in the Holden Room at the Acton Depot on Thursday 23rd May at 14:00.

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