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Volks Railway to get £1.65m facelift

by Jo Wadsworth
Monday Sep 28, 15 at 11:18PM
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  The Volks Railway is to get £1.65million of tender loving care thanks to heritage lottery money.

Brighton and Hove City Council has won a successful bid from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for £1.65million. The money will be used to restore carriages from the historic Volk’s Railway as well as providing new and upgraded facilities and activities.
Thanks to National Lottery players, works to build the new facilities are planned to start in September 2016 at the end of the railway’s operating season and are expected to be finished in spring 2017.

Volk’s Railway runs for a mile along Brighton seafront from the Brighton Pier to Black Rock. Opened in 1883, it is the world’s oldest electric railway and the first public electric railway in Britain. The Volk’s Railway was taken into council ownership in 1940. Since then teams of council staff, with support from dedicated volunteers, have kept the railway running right up to the present day.
Councillor Alan Robins, Deputy Chair of the city’s Economic Development and Culture Committee, said: “The Volk’s Railway is a much loved and integral part of our city’s history. The funding success announced today is recognition from the HLF of the importance of this fascinating Victorian attraction which is still so very popular today in the 21 century. We will put the funds to good use to maintain and improve the railway, creating an even better experience for future passengers while staying true to Volk’s vision.”

The funding will be used to:

Provide a purpose-built heritage visitor centre at the Aquarium station to tell the story of Magnus Volk and his pioneering railway
Create a conservation workshop to protect the historic carriages, enable restoration work to be viewed, and provide training for volunteers to develop their skills

Restore and bring back to use three of the original carriages (numbers 4, 6 and 10) which will increase capacity on the railway

Develop new learning materials, schools sessions, events and activities

Stuart McLeod, Head of HLF South East, said: “We are delighted that, thanks to National Lottery players, we are able to support this exciting project. The importance of the Volk’s Railway as the world’s oldest electric railway is clear, and we are pleased that this project will help more people engage with this fascinating heritage.”

Peter Williams, spokesperson for the Volk’s Electric Railway Association (VERA), said: “After months of anticipation Volk’s Electric Railway Association is thrilled to receive this exciting news. The Heritage Lottery Fund grant will secure the future of Volk’s Electric Railway for generations to come and will provide visitors with a new heritage experience based around the legacy that Magnus Volk left to the city of Brighton and Hove. At long last, staff and volunteers will be able to operate the railway’s historic cars from a modern, well-equipped depot.

“The association is indebted to the hard work that Brighton and Hove City Council and the project steering group have put in over the past 18 months and looks forward sharing this historic occasion.”

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  1. Adam Campbell says:
    8 years ago

    Imagine how the Volks would look if it had £45 million spent on it. Instead our idiot councillors voted for a fairground ride. You could not make it up.

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  2. Anne Wilding says:
    8 years ago

    Yes, it could be extended West to Hove Lagoon…. and east to Rottingdean.

    How amazing and popular would that be?

    And what a boost for local businesses along the route.

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