World’s oldest electric railway running through England’s ‘most crime ridden’ beach | UK | News
When visiting Brighton, tourists usually reach one directly two places: beach or pub. Ideally, a pub on the beach. However, in addition to the crowded pebble beach, orange sunsets, fun arcade and loud bars accompanied by seafood bite, Brighton’s forgotten charm Volk’s electric railway. Located in front of Brighton Beach, it has been operating since 1883 and is still working today. 142 years old, the world’s oldest enterprise electric railway.
The railway has three stations where visitors can jump to the ship, the main stop at the aquarium station – only two minutes from the Brighton Palace Pier and the Sea Life Center. This station also hosts the visitor center where you can discover the history of the railway. Perhaps there is only one thing to note – Brighton Beach has recently been at the top of a list of the most invaded crime. Official police data covering more than 800 beaches show that four crimes were recorded there last year.
Inspired by the success of electric trams, Magnus Volk, the British-German inventor and pioneering electrical engineer, set out to create a similar system to carry passengers along the coast of Brighton. The first part of the runway reached a little more than a quarter miles and gave surprised tourists to their first Futuristic Electricity trip. Railway has brought a breakthrough feature – an electric third rail. This concept is still updated on the outlined form of the Brighton station.
Although rapidly popular between tourists and natives, especially II. During World War II, he faced countless difficulties that caused him to close between 1940 and 1948.
In 2024, Heritage Railway Association gave the railway of the year, which became the first vaporless railway to win the award.
A Reddit user commented: “I love it personally! A little Brightton strangeness that works with a lot of passion.”
Another said: “We are always going when it is open. Our daughter loves her. Get tickets from the office and wait with a short que. Make sure you have waved people by hand while you’re on it. Rules. Really beautiful.”
You can buy an adult return ticket for £ 6.70, Child Return (5-15) £ 4.20 and senior return (65+) 5.20 £. The full return journey takes about 30 minutes.
