Why you shouldn't say "Operating" on The Volks. 

Sorry Paul & Rebecca but you guys missed a golden opportunity there - surely you should have signed off with "That's all Volks !!" ?? Ha ha !! 😎😂

Great video of a railway that was a huge part of my earliest childhood memories! It’s also now a great pictorial record of what Black Rock was like before the gigantic changes that are taking place there at the moment as part of the regeneration programme!

I'm very proud to say that my great grandfather, James Barker, was Volk's first engineer and Magnus Volk's "right-hand man". He also worked on the Daddy Long Legs.

Excellent! I somehow missed this. The VER is wonderful. The present Manager Stuart Strong is quite probably the person who I have known longest outside my family. As a child I lived in a house on Dyke Road in Brighton where Magnus Volk lived. I am also privileged to know and to have known several members of the Volk family. Including his grandson Bernard who like me is a member of the The World Ship Society. Dad knew Magnus as a child through my Grandfather who was a close friend. As a Genuine Brightonian I am very proud of the VER (OK I have my views on how it should be preserved). As for stations and halts the line has had several over years. The present Blackrock Station is actually the third at this location. All of them being on slightly different sites. Also every time a new station was built at Blackrock the line was cutback slightly. With out going into tedious details. The original 1883 line was a short lived 2' gauge line. The present line has its origins in the 1884 line. Which originally ran from station adjacent to the entrance to the Aquarium close to where the Palace Pier would later be built. Running up to the Banjo Groyne just beyond the present Depot and Car Shed. This is where the Brighton & Rottingdean Seashore Electric Tramroad had its western most station. The B&RSET only ever had three stations/ boarding piers. Banjo Groyne (for The VER). Ovingdean. Rottingdean. The B&RSET power station was on the pier at Rottingdean) The B&RSET had a short life operating between 1896 and 1901. Following it demise Brighton Corporation allowed Magnus to extend the line to Blackrock. So the line was at its longest between 1901 and 1930. Have you got a copy of the Plateway Press book on the line?

I had no idea it was still running. Did several 2CV runs to Brighton back in the day.

Book marked The Crash Bang Wallop show. Thanks Paul and Becka!

No closed stations, but neither of the outer termini are quite where they were originally sited though...the Palace Pier at one end and the Marina at the other have both affected the railway that much...not so sure about the Peter Pan in the middle though! I was born and brought up in Brighton, lived there until my thirties, so it was great to see you in my old home town!

Great to see 2 double cars running. Great video.

Wow, Martin Zero but with eye candy lol, sorry rebecca, love your videos, new to them, wondered if youv ever considered travels up north (manchester) we have some lovely walks round here.

Cheers!

I sat right in the very front with the driver back in 1972 and cold hear the klaxon. I didn't realise I was standing on the button to set it off. Oops

I visited Brighton for the first time last year and stayed on a campsite near Brighton Marina. Just a wander down the hill and then turn left for Asda, or right for Black Rock Station ..... First ride on Volk's Electric Railway was actually back to the tent with a huge pile of shopping! You couldn't build anything like it nowdays .....

They should have preserved that tall locomotive

Hi, Rebecca's double cone stuck in my mind throughout the Video, must watch it again now and pay attention, keep up the good work, Rob

awesome video :)

The length of the line has changed over time with a short section west of aquarium to old chain pier long gone and the 'original' Black Rock station was closer to the current Marina. Halfway was also known as Paston Place until renamed.

Great video Paul and Rebecca. I have family in Lewes so I'm down that way once or twice a year but never been on the Volks railway. Will have to give it a go next time I'm there. Always enjoy your videos, thanks for taking the time to make them.

A trip to Brighton was never complete without a walk through The Lanes, lunch in an Italian restaurant and a journey on The Volks Railway. Phil was very entertaining and extreely knowledgable. A great film guys. Thank you

Nice to see my hometown there. My great grandfather actually went on the Daddy Long Legs and told me about it when I was little.

All I'd like to say is loves you both and another amazing video. You both truly nice genuine peeps xxx

The old volks railway in Brighton I went on that many a time as a child many happy memories :-) it's good to see it again

Great vid you two. I think that the worlds oldest electric railway ison the Isle of Man, the Snafell section.

Great video! Nice to see the Volks again (haven't been there for years) and Phil was great, the kind of guy who has much to say and all of it interesting. Must check out the podcast.

Rode this when I went to Newhaven. 😃

Great video Paul and Rebecca, amazing piece of history,been on the volks railway a few times over the years, looking forward to your next video 😀👌👍

A really interesting video & interview. Thanks guys.

Excellent as always. Thanks for introducing me to a new podcast, it sounds right up my alley (my siding?). I'm off to check it out!

Beaches have sand not rocks!

Brilliant video! I'd love to have seen the Daddy Long Legs in action!

Hey - I just came in from Brighton...! The sea looked fantastic...

Thanks for the heads up with "Crash Bang Wallop" what an excellent podcast. :)

Hi Folks, loving the video, happy you had some sunshine🍦, just learning the Story about the SS Princess Alice disaster😢

Did yall spend much time on the nudist beach

Nice. Haven't been to Brighton, but we used to go on the ferry to Folkestone a lot when I was small. They have a Victorian funicular there, Leas Lift, which climbs up to the promenade. Its operation is based on water and gravity!

I've ridden that lil bugger for decades. Still do when I get the chance to get out that way. Cheers from Kent

Hi Paul and Rebecca great video very interesting, love the interview with Paul real nice guy, hope Paul 2 getting on ok, thanks to all of you. xx

hi paul and rebecca , great video , took me back to when i went there when i was young many many years ago lol , phil was a very interesting guy , :)

Should have gone brighton aug bank holiday loads of scooters that weekend,the start of the origional was just after the remaining pier judging by the 1900 map there was only two kinks in the line and that the terminus was a short walk to the dady long legs tram to hove.

Hurrah, a line I've actually been on! You've made me miss Brighton now...

Big fan of the 2 Phil's and CBWallop and this was very interesting as well, thank you

Great video with some interesting facts! Brought back many holiday memories.

Been on that when I was with Marilyn a cupple of years ago.

Well that was different...... another great video both!

Got me thinking what is the oldest mainline /standard gauge electric railway still in use in the world. Tried to Google it but came up with Volks!!!!

Wow, looks great. I had read about the daddy long legs thing somewhere. Will one day get to Mr Frenchs home town.

I have been to Brighton and never saw this? I read about the tall train on signs there. Clearly it must have been hiding!!

"excuse the wind". Was it something you ate? nb. so glad that the Daddy Long Legs railway was mentioned. Probably the most insane railway ever built in the UK.

Really enjoyed that thanks. Shame about the beach should be sand

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Nice video

Nice chap ,what happened to the hovertrain 👍

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Did I miss something? Why should you not say "operating on the volks" sorry if Im being thick

Do you have more information about the new book on the daddy long legs that Phil alluded to?

On Dear! Keep "Gunzels" off camera if you want to present something watchable... All things considered, this site should really be called Paul Whitewick(and Rebecca) A Bit Sad.😳