Article on Volk's Electric Railway at Brighton

Date: 1896 Reference: ZSPC 11/669/44 (1 of 4) Creator: Publications and other materials formerly held by the British Transport Historical Records Office library Catalogue context: Envelope containing five page article from an unknown source, 'Brighton's Electric Railway', by A R B Ball. Undated article describing both the original sea front line and the Rottingdean extension system using an elevated car on stilts which ran through the sea. There are eight monochrome photographic illustrations, depicting both systems and a portrait of Magnus Volk, who's idea the system was. Categories: Transport and travel Subjects: Maps and plans; Personal and family papers; Railways Topics: Family and identity; Land and buildings; Transport and travel Period: Victorians Copyright information: Copyright clearance for publication is not required, except in the case of documents in third-party copyright. Usage terms: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/information-management/use-of-tna-materials.pdf