Volk’s Electric Railway
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Volk’s Electric Railway is a historic narrow-gauge electric seafront railway in Brighton, England, regarded as the world’s oldest operating electric railway.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Volk’s Electric Railway canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electric railway
ⓘ
heritage railway ⓘ narrow-gauge railway ⓘ seafront railway ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| city | Brighton ⓘ |
| connects |
Black Rock area
ⓘ
Brighton Palace Pier ⓘ
surface form:
Brighton Palace Pier area
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| electrificationSystem | electric third rail ⓘ |
| follows | Brighton seafront ⓘ |
| founder | Magnus Volk ⓘ |
| gauge |
2 ft 8 1⁄2 in
ⓘ
825 mm ⓘ |
| hasRollingStockType | electric multiple units ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | historic railway ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | world’s oldest operating electric railway ⓘ |
| inception | 1883 ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialName | English ⓘ |
| lineLength |
approximately 1 mile
ⓘ
approximately 1.6 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brighton
ⓘ
Brighton ⓘ
surface form:
Brighton and Hove
East Sussex ⓘ England ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Brighton Marina
ⓘ
surface form:
Brighton Marina area
Brighton Palace Pier ⓘ |
| locatedOn | south coast of England ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Magnus Volk ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the oldest operating electric railway in the world
ⓘ
early use of electric traction for public transport ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1883-08-04 ⓘ |
| operator |
Brighton & Hove City Council
ⓘ
surface form:
Brighton and Hove City Council
|
| originalPowerSource | electricity generated by Magnus Volk’s own power station ⓘ |
| owner |
Brighton & Hove City Council
ⓘ
surface form:
Brighton and Hove City Council
|
| primaryUse |
heritage operation
ⓘ
tourist transport ⓘ |
| propulsionSystem | electric traction ⓘ |
| publicTransportType | light railway ⓘ |
| region | South East England ⓘ |
| runsParallelTo | Brighton beach ⓘ |
| seasonalOperation | yes ⓘ |
| terminus |
Aquarium station
ⓘ
Black Rock station ⓘ Halfway station ⓘ |
| tourismCategory | heritage transport attraction ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | single track with passing loops ⓘ |
| trackGaugeType | narrow gauge ⓘ |
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