I've just been sent an interesting YouTube animation of one of the most bonkers railways ever built - Volk's Brighton to Rottingdean Seashore Electric railway.

This mad piece of Victorian eccentricity saw what amounted to a part-submerged moving pier travelling through the sea from Brighton to Rottingdean.



The whole venture lasted less than seven years, but you can see a short animation of the electric railway tram, 'Pioneer,' which was officially classified as a ship and had to be piloted by a trained sea captain!

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Took a day trip down to the south coast yesterday and enjoyed walking around a delightfully deserted Brighton beach.

Sad to see the old West Pier continuing its decline.







More photos here

Blog updates coming soon:
Tons of stuff lined up including Offline photos, New York photos and reports and loads more stuff!

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