I got that little bit you dropped into your commentary Jago. A reference to a 1950's film staring Spencer Tracey! Also I think I know what your next Volks video may be about... A sort of Trolley Bus on Sea. Hope I've wetted the appetite of your faithfull viewers rather than spoiled it for them!
Volks lived in the same street as my grandfather and Dad played with Volk's son, they were near enough the same age. As you say Jago their house was the first in Brighton to employ electric light. This knowledge of electricity certainly rubbed off on my father, when he was 15 he converted grandfather's works and all the machinery then was powered by electricity. His first job (before joining his father in the family firm) was to rewire Hove telephone exchange! In 1954 he built my first 00 gauge model railway, all the points were electrically operated, he built a turntable which, by use of a rotating knob, the road could be set, all from a control panel fitted out with signal levers and switches. Other than that he loved speed and raced his motorcycles at Brooklands in the late 20's. He had 3 motorcyles at age 14.
I often take my granddaughter to Rottingdean beach - it has the nearest rock-pools to London. I slowly realised that the concrete sleepers visible at low tide were the only remnants of Volks's amazing 'Daddy Long Legs' - a short section of seaside pier moving sedately through the water. Rottingdean is a curious place - an old Sussex village, complete with duck pond, which suddenly becomes a small seaside resort. Or vice-versa, coming the other way.
It's such a shame that the outdoor pool there fell out of use and was concreted up. Salt water with a dash of chlorine was an odd experience, but I really enjoyed an afternoon there back when I was a young 'un.
What are you watching out for. No one is going to bite you. Fwiw I think you'll rarely find a more body positive group of people but yeah sure. Watch out.
In 1993 I was working as a bus driver (I still am) on services that mirrored the Docklands Light Railway. The services ran in the evening whilst the railway itself was still being worked on prior to it's full opening. I used to pick up this elderly Jewish chap who had clearly lived in the East End of London long before the extensive redevelopment of the Area which began in the 1980s. These bus routes were very lightly used in the evenings so you got to know your regular passengers, sorry customers !, quite well and we would have a little chat. One day I asked him his opinion on the DLR to which he replied, clearly unimpressed " well it's alright for running up and down Brighton beach I suppose " which was a clear reference to Volkes Electric Railway. I used to try and imagine the things and the changes he must have seen from the slums to living through the second world war and the fascist black shirts that lead anti - Jewish demonstrations through to the complete demolition and rebuilding of the area. I concluded he really had seen much more than most of us see in a lifetime.
A school freinds father and grandfather were both jailed for chucking stuff at Mosley and his chums in the Cable street stromash. His dad was "bang to rights". The whole lot was featured on a Pathe newsreel! It's probably on UA-cam somewhere. Ta.
@@simonwinter8839 On reflection, I wondered if any of Moseley's goons were charged and jailed. My freinds dad was very reticent on the subject, and I was too young and stupid to ask...
@@Peasmouldia I don't know if any of them were charged but on the whole they got away,if not literally, with murder. It must be out there on Google so I'll have a look.
The underwater railway must've been something else.. I wondered if that was on Jago's agenda. Looking forward to the Jago treatment on that one. It took me a minute to realize the "railways and seawater" comment was a teaser. Ta Jago.
From 6:28 - the cream coloured building on the left is The Old Reading Room at Dukes Mound. The area further to the left becomes very lively after dark.
I think it was back in the day when fire brigrades were private and you had to have a fire insurance plate on the wall of your house to get them to do anything.
Did you know about the various 'rail services' that used to operate on Devil's Dyke ? There was a steep grade railway, an aerial cableway as well as a more usual standard gauge railway that took passengers up there.
I’m very familiar with the Volks Railway. A long standing mate used to drive it during the summer months for many years. The kids would love travelling on Volks and used to sit up front near the driver. At low tide, you can still see some remains of the original extended route all the way to Rottingdean.
Yes. A friend of mine used to drive it in the 70s. He had to wear heavy rubber gauntlets to avoid getting a shock from the driving handle!! Provided by the Corporation of course.
This is fascinating. I lived in Southend on sea so the mention of the pier train carriages piqued my interest. I loved this potted history and I'm very much looking forward to the next video you are planning on Magnus Volk. Thank you.
A competition was definitely announced for the name of the middle station. Or someone realized two days before the opening that they had forgotten that.
There are spring loaded points at the passing loops. The points are held by the spring so a train approaching a passing loop always goes to the left. The trailing point at the end of the loop is held by the spring against the train but the flanges open the point to let the train out. I know it's very simple but it all happens automatically and it's fun to watch it working.
The first time I went there was about 1979-1980 I guess. It was a weekend morning in London and the sun peeped out from behind all the clouds, so it seemed everybody who had a vehicle departed for Brighton. When we got there a big cargo ship was beached like a whale. On the beach obviously. There had been a big storm. We wandered down the pier, I got a stick of rock and then we were heading back to Tooting in the dark. A day at the beach does not really describe it. A day and evening sitting in traffic for a stick of rock more like. The next time we went I saw the hotel where they nearly got Maggie. That was interesting. Still damaged etc. We tried Bournemouth the next time. I got another stick of rock. Next summer we had to go all the way to Wales to find a beach that actually had proper soft sand. Out past a place call Mumbles, that also sold sticks of rock. Cold water though. We gave up on UK beaches by the time I was a teenager and went to the Bordeaux instead. Sun, sand, and surf, plus lots of nice sweets. My second time there. First time was a week in Normandy on a school trip when I was 12. Class got badly stung by a swarm of jellyfish swimming in the Brit D-Day beach (Sword? I can not remember). I did not get stung though. Somehow I got away. Then a French girl about our age was trying to sell us snogs and flashes. I wonder how she turned out. I bought a flash French train set instead with SNCF locos etc. I got to see the famous tapestry etc. A hyper market too, which was impressive and that is saying something because I was a MK lad by then well used to big shopping centers. Then when i was 15 we moved to NZ. Stopped for a holiday in Indonesia. Hotel. My step dad chasing locals around the pool for laughing at his hairy chest calling him an orangutan. In NZ I was expelled from school in very short order because Kiwis kept calling football a girl's game for 'pooftas' and I was not having one bit. Guy that expelled me became the All Blacks coach (Graham Henry). Stupid game that rugby. I call it ugg ball, because it reminds me of cavemen grunting as they chase a dinosaur egg shaped ball around. They expect everybody to like that daft game here, but I tell them to stick it. It took me a while to work out that what was fighting talk back home was not in NZ. I went to work at sea, which kept me out of bother quite well. Only been back to the UK a few times. To watch football mostly. That's why I watch this channel. Reminds me of home and all that. They still call me a Pom.
Back in the 70s when I was growing up in Brighton, the area around the railway was still quite well-kept. The previous station at Black Rock was always neatly painted in pale blue and cream. The present one doubles as a waste water treatment works, and it stinks! Everything looks overgrown and neglected, now. The once elegant Madeira Drive arches are slowly collapsing, and theres nothing at "Halfway" except the famous Banjo groyne. It used to be "Peter Pan's Playground" before that closed down and became derelict. Nowadays, that name would have altogether dodgier connotations! Brighton is a ruin of its former self.
Bad day at Black Rock. Banjo Groyne on the gravel embankment would end in A&E and serve him right, too no doubt. Not a good day. Yes! I can't wait for the really mad railway. Bring it on.
For those few people interested in spelling, it is Banjo GROYNE - a piece of land built out into the sea. Although the USA take a more direct view of spelling...
Hiya - @ 4:12 - Yep I know what your talking about - I've heard of that - the Train was on tall stilts & got the electric from a wire over head!!! 😉🚂🚂🚂
If I ever make it across the pond, I want to take a ride on this railway 2😎. It is funny how we think of stuff as being from this generation and then you got plucky chaps like Volks saying not so fast there!
I used to live in Brighton & really love this little railway . . . I often think it's a shame it can't somehow be extended all the way to the marina ( I know it's impossible ! ) so it could properly have somewhere to go and be useful as a proper transport system rather than a sort of tourist ride curiosity. . . . Black Rock is a fair way from the marina.
Is it me or does Volk sound like a Bond villain name? I’m going to wait till the next video to find out if he fits the profile of a Bond villain or even better a superhero villain. 😂😂😂
Jago in the past: Let me know in the comments if you are interested in a video on this subject. Jago now: You will love the next video related to this one. That's the spirit. looking forward to it.
I'd like to rebut you, by saying that Volk's solution was an elegant Victorian engineering solution to a significant geographical problem. But no, you're right, it was bananas...
Went to Brighton, riding the Thameslink from East Croydon a couple of months ago, specifically to ride the VER. A great day, sunny and not too crowded. In a weird way, I kind of prefer Black Rock and the Brighton Marina to the bustle of the pier and seafront. Of course, neither are as genteel as Hove.
Fantastic - love the Volks Railway - when I drive to Brighton, I take advantage of the 4 hours free parking at the marina and take the railway into the town. Cheaper than the ncp car parks! Can’t wait to see your video on the daddy long legs!
My bestie and I became naturists because of this railway. When we got off we thought "well it's a nice sunny day, let's give it a go." Since then we've been on several naturist holidays and joined a local club for a weekly skinny dip.
I've seen an exhibit on Volk's other railway- a crazy thing, for sure! I like Brighton, there's some great pubs there like The Evening Star just down the street from the station.
I used to live about 12 miles north of Brighton. A day trip was never complete without a ride on the line. The last time out, I sat opposite two Americans, who were shocked (pun intended) to discover that electricity was actually a thing in the 1880's...*sigh* Nowadays, I live slightly further North from Brighton. Like, Glasgow....
"1400 yards... or the equivilent in metres." That's just the kind of cutting edge commentary we need in these go-ahead post-EU times. What would that be in furlongs I wonder? Another cracking video Jago and I'm glad to see you're getting some fresh air after spending time at the Redbridge roundabout.
I hope the British government goes to the whole hog and reintroduces the £ s d currency now they have shaken off the tyranny of that evil French invention, the decimal system. (Just don't tell them that £ s d is also a French invention, £ for livre, s for sou and d for denier.)
There is a postcard of the VER from the 80’s, scruffy fellow driving it in a UB40 t-shirt. That’s my older brother, he used to let me sound the horn at the level crossings. Never trusted me to drive the thing though!
Good account. The council messed it up about 30 years with a diversion with sharp curves, where Peter Pan's playground used to be. They curves are probably damaging the cars. It could usefully be extended into the Marina and westwards to the pier.
I view this on the day I hear about the Mystery of railway tracks found which disappear into the sea in Welsh resort (Barmouth). Could this be more from Volk? My man Yerkes possibly? Watch this space I suppose...
Pretty sure I know what that crazy "other" railway is but one thing that I've never seen explained is how on earth it stayed on the rails. I hope your video on the subject will fill in that gap!
I knew that some of the Southend Pier stock had been sold to Brighton Corporation for use on the VER in 1949. Good to hear that they did use it ! Incidentally, the Southend Pier trains that replaced them (green and cream, electric) were later replaced by the blue liveried diesels cars that you showed. These are about to be replaced by new sets, which I believe are to be electric once again. A case of Southend 'keeping up with the Volks' perhaps? Thanks for another great video
Monsieur Hazzard, you are going to have to stop making me spit my tea over the keyboard. There is only so much budget for replacement keyboards and I'm also aware of the ecological considerations.
So would his electric car have been known as Volk's Wagen?
Yes.
Shush man.
No. Does not pollute enough.
dang you beat me to it
😂😂🤣🤣🤣😂😂🤣🤣🤣
"A pretty bad day at Black Rock" , starring Banjo Groyne. Now that is a UA-cam video we ALL want to see!!
But not on a work computer...
I got that little bit you dropped into your commentary Jago. A reference to a 1950's film staring Spencer Tracey! Also I think I know what your next Volks video may be about... A sort of Trolley Bus on Sea. Hope I've wetted the appetite of your faithfull viewers rather than spoiled it for them!
@@rowanNClangley 👍👍🇦🇺
Mystery at Hanging Black Brighton Rock with music The Eye of the Jago.
Volks lived in the same street as my grandfather and Dad played with Volk's son, they were near enough the same age. As you say Jago their house was the first in Brighton to employ electric light. This knowledge of electricity certainly rubbed off on my father, when he was 15 he converted grandfather's works and all the machinery then was powered by electricity. His first job (before joining his father in the family firm) was to rewire Hove telephone exchange! In 1954 he built my first 00 gauge model railway, all the points were electrically operated, he built a turntable which, by use of a rotating knob, the road could be set, all from a control panel fitted out with signal levers and switches. Other than that he loved speed and raced his motorcycles at Brooklands in the late 20's. He had 3 motorcyles at age 14.
I often take my granddaughter to Rottingdean beach - it has the nearest rock-pools to London. I slowly realised that the concrete sleepers visible at low tide were the only remnants of Volks's amazing 'Daddy Long Legs' - a short section of seaside pier moving sedately through the water. Rottingdean is a curious place - an old Sussex village, complete with duck pond, which suddenly becomes a small seaside resort. Or vice-versa, coming the other way.
It's such a shame that the outdoor pool there fell out of use and was concreted up. Salt water with a dash of chlorine was an odd experience, but I really enjoyed an afternoon there back when I was a young 'un.
I love the VER just watch out for the nudist beach!
You could go later, if you have nothing on.
I did nearly wind up there. I couldn’t figure out why people were avoiding the gravel bank. Fortunately I saw the sign in time.
When you say, “watch out”…….lol 😱
What are you watching out for. No one is going to bite you. Fwiw I think you'll rarely find a more body positive group of people but yeah sure. Watch out.
ua-cam.com/video/CQNHdDIgKjQ/v-deo.html Lets go for a record attempt on the V.E.R.!!!!
In 1993 I was working as a bus driver (I still am) on services that mirrored the Docklands Light Railway. The services ran in the evening whilst the railway itself was still being worked on prior to it's full opening. I used to pick up this elderly Jewish chap who had clearly lived in the East End of London long before the extensive redevelopment of the Area which began in the 1980s. These bus routes were very lightly used in the evenings so you got to know your regular passengers, sorry customers !, quite well and we would have a little chat.
One day I asked him his opinion on the DLR to which he replied, clearly unimpressed " well it's alright for running up and down Brighton beach I suppose " which was a clear reference to Volkes Electric Railway.
I used to try and imagine the things and the changes he must have seen from the slums to living through the second world war and the fascist black shirts that lead anti - Jewish demonstrations through to the complete demolition and rebuilding of the area. I concluded he really had seen much more than most of us see in a lifetime.
A school freinds father and grandfather were both jailed for chucking stuff at Mosley and his chums in the Cable street stromash. His dad was "bang to rights". The whole lot was featured on a Pathe newsreel! It's probably on UA-cam somewhere.
Ta.
@@Peasmouldia Good for them !!
Thanks for sharing.
@@simonwinter8839 On reflection, I wondered if any of Moseley's goons were charged and jailed. My freinds dad was very reticent on the subject, and I was too young and stupid to ask...
@@Peasmouldia
I don't know if any of them were charged but on the whole they got away,if not literally, with murder.
It must be out there on Google so I'll have a look.
I love the rhubarb and custard colour scheme, seemingly quite popular amongst commercial vehicles of the period, and very pleasing to the eye.
The underwater railway must've been something else.. I wondered if that was on Jago's agenda.
Looking forward to the Jago treatment on that one.
It took me a minute to realize the "railways and seawater" comment was a teaser.
Ta Jago.
Yes, it should be a tall tale.
From 6:28 - the cream coloured building on the left is The Old Reading Room at Dukes Mound. The area further to the left becomes very lively after dark.
I would have thought a fire alarm directly connected to the fire station world have been more useful than the police station.
I think it was back in the day when fire brigrades were private and you had to have a fire insurance plate on the wall of your house to get them to do anything.
I admire and respect your refusal to convert the imperial to this new fangled measuring system.
I hope your talking about the Daddy Longleggs. Mr Volk’s was a interesting man!
Was he the one with the Banjo Groin?
@@Eddyspeeder I don’t know 🤷 I maybe old but he was before my time 😃🤣
My favourite railway! Cant’t wait for the next video, trains with lifeboats here we come!
I used to go for holidays in Brighton in the late fifties. The railway was really run down, but at least it was running.
We have a modern day poster at work showing the madness of Volks other railway, I've often wondered about it and look forward to seeing your video
Did you know about the various 'rail services' that used to operate on Devil's Dyke ? There was a steep grade railway, an aerial cableway as well as a more usual standard gauge railway that took passengers up there.
I’m very familiar with the Volks Railway. A long standing mate used to drive it during the summer months for many years. The kids would love travelling on Volks and used to sit up front near the driver. At low tide, you can still see some remains of the original extended route all the way to Rottingdean.
Yes. A friend of mine used to drive it in the 70s. He had to wear heavy rubber gauntlets to avoid getting a shock from the driving handle!! Provided by the Corporation of course.
Fascinating, we take much for granted.
This is fascinating. I lived in Southend on sea so the mention of the pier train carriages piqued my interest. I loved this potted history and I'm very much looking forward to the next video you are planning on Magnus Volk. Thank you.
I visited this railway when I was in Brighton. This was also the trip when I visited the Harry Potter studio and the Bluebell Railway.
The little train is pretty cute though, little apple crate with wheels☺
I've spent too much time indoors, all I could think of when I saw the title was Eddy Grant singing " Electric Avenue"! .
See Mr.Hazzard's video on Electric Avenue in Brixton.
A competition was definitely announced for the name of the middle station. Or someone realized two days before the opening that they had forgotten that.
The middle station has had four names since the railway opened: 'Paston Place', 'Children's Playground', 'Peter Pan's Playground' and 'Halfway'.
Super Video! Next trip to Brighton !!
My very local line and I'm looking forward to your take on the Daddy Longlegs.
There are spring loaded points at the passing loops. The points are held by the spring so a train approaching a passing loop always goes to the left. The trailing point at the end of the loop is held by the spring against the train but the flanges open the point to let the train out. I know it's very simple but it all happens automatically and it's fun to watch it working.
Great film association Bad Day at Black Rock. Spencer Tracy giving a lesson in One Armed Combat😊😊
Always worth a re- viewing.
The first time I went there was about 1979-1980 I guess. It was a weekend morning in London and the sun peeped out from behind all the clouds, so it seemed everybody who had a vehicle departed for Brighton. When we got there a big cargo ship was beached like a whale. On the beach obviously. There had been a big storm. We wandered down the pier, I got a stick of rock and then we were heading back to Tooting in the dark. A day at the beach does not really describe it. A day and evening sitting in traffic for a stick of rock more like. The next time we went I saw the hotel where they nearly got Maggie. That was interesting. Still damaged etc.
We tried Bournemouth the next time. I got another stick of rock. Next summer we had to go all the way to Wales to find a beach that actually had proper soft sand. Out past a place call Mumbles, that also sold sticks of rock. Cold water though.
We gave up on UK beaches by the time I was a teenager and went to the Bordeaux instead. Sun, sand, and surf, plus lots of nice sweets. My second time there. First time was a week in Normandy on a school trip when I was 12. Class got badly stung by a swarm of jellyfish swimming in the Brit D-Day beach (Sword? I can not remember). I did not get stung though. Somehow I got away. Then a French girl about our age was trying to sell us snogs and flashes. I wonder how she turned out. I bought a flash French train set instead with SNCF locos etc. I got to see the famous tapestry etc. A hyper market too, which was impressive and that is saying something because I was a MK lad by then well used to big shopping centers.
Then when i was 15 we moved to NZ. Stopped for a holiday in Indonesia. Hotel. My step dad chasing locals around the pool for laughing at his hairy chest calling him an orangutan. In NZ I was expelled from school in very short order because Kiwis kept calling football a girl's game for 'pooftas' and I was not having one bit. Guy that expelled me became the All Blacks coach (Graham Henry). Stupid game that rugby. I call it ugg ball, because it reminds me of cavemen grunting as they chase a dinosaur egg shaped ball around. They expect everybody to like that daft game here, but I tell them to stick it. It took me a while to work out that what was fighting talk back home was not in NZ. I went to work at sea, which kept me out of bother quite well. Only been back to the UK a few times. To watch football mostly. That's why I watch this channel. Reminds me of home and all that. They still call me a Pom.
Awesome video
How in the actual heck did I miss this when I went to Brighton?! Me? Miss a railway?! What?!
This reminds me… I need to go and see if Southend’s new pier trains are any quieter. They started arriving last month
Would be hard to make them worse, they were tin cans retiling up and down the line. The new ones have arrived but not sure when we get to use them.
Back in the 70s when I was growing up in Brighton, the area around the railway was still quite well-kept. The previous station at Black Rock was always neatly painted in pale blue and cream. The present one doubles as a waste water treatment works, and it stinks! Everything looks overgrown and neglected, now. The once elegant Madeira Drive arches are slowly collapsing, and theres nothing at "Halfway" except the famous Banjo groyne. It used to be "Peter Pan's Playground" before that closed down and became derelict. Nowadays, that name would have altogether dodgier connotations!
Brighton is a ruin of its former self.
Jago I used to live in Brighton. It is a sad shame the council wastes money generated by fares on other stupid stuff instead of re-investing it.
"Pretty bad day at Black Rock." Ouch!
Awesome! I have been on that railway!
Ah if only I’d known you were in Brighton I’d say come into Pret, I’d give you a coffee on the house ;)
In this video, Mr Hazard travels on the London and Brighton railway to record something outside of London!
Brighton is London-on-Sea
I wonder how can a funicular railway powered by water can be. Jago, please, save me from ignorance in this matter.
Oh look my hometown!
Big fan, we try and get a ride on opening day if it’s ever closed for a while
I wish you had put this video out a months ago, before I was in Brighton for a stag do…
That was fantastic! So you are going to do Volk's Daddy Long Legs next? I can't wait!
Bad day at Black Rock. Banjo Groyne on the gravel embankment would end in A&E and serve him right, too no doubt. Not a good day.
Yes! I can't wait for the really mad railway. Bring it on.
For those few people interested in spelling, it is Banjo GROYNE - a piece of land built out into the sea.
Although the USA take a more direct view of spelling...
Yes,two great Nations divided by a common language !!
Hiya - @ 4:12 - Yep I know what your talking about - I've heard of that - the Train was on tall stilts & got the electric from a wire over head!!! 😉🚂🚂🚂
4:15 WHAT! You cant not tell us…… oh well. I’ll have to make sure my notification bell is working
Oh just you wait. It really is INSANE!
I really want to know, hope he makes that video fast
Think of the bottom end of a miniature Eifell Tower on wheels and you'll have an approximation. I suppose it might be 'The shape of things to come'.
“….bringing the length to 1,400 yards, or the equivalent in metres.” Hilarious!
"Banjo Groyne Hazzard" Now there's a thought...
One could say he was a Volk hero bringing the passenger electric railway to Britian.
Volk from now on is going to be linked firmly with "Banjo Groin" in my mind from now on... 🤣
If I ever make it across the pond, I want to take a ride on this railway 2😎. It is funny how we think of stuff as being from this generation and then you got plucky chaps like Volks saying not so fast there!
I used to live in Brighton & really love this little railway . . . I often think it's a shame it can't somehow be extended all the way to the marina ( I know it's impossible ! ) so it could properly have somewhere to go and be useful as a proper transport system rather than a sort of tourist ride curiosity. . . . Black Rock is a fair way from the marina.
Universe is made from electricity and saltwater...
Banjo Groin... adult film star.... Fnar Fnar.
You forgot to mention the nudist beach.. snicker snicker.
very interesting 🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋
Has anyone happen to know what the line voltage is for the traction systems?....
Oh for an underwater railway .😉👍👍
Used to be found on miscellaneous white powders in Volks nightclub during the mid 00's.
Wrong crowd?
Is it safe to ride on a trolley car in a thunderstorm?
Yes, because the motorman is not a conductor. 😂
Is it me or does Volk sound like a Bond villain name? I’m going to wait till the next video to find out if he fits the profile of a Bond villain or even better a superhero villain. 😂😂😂
Banjo Groyn!
Top video, Wrighty!
I was going to make the Volk's Wagon joke but, thanks to my late arrival, I see it's already been done!
JAAGGGOOO!!!
Starring Banjo Groin!
Did he drive a Volk'swagen?
I know someone who used to drive that train.
That' all Volks!
VER (Volk Electric Railway) in Brighton. Never knew there is one in Brighton. Maybe you should do the British Airways i360 which opened in 2016.
At Black Rock I'm fairly certain you used some old footage featuring Ernest Borgnine. ua-cam.com/video/rue8hHrXCcM/v-deo.html
I'll just say Daddy Long Legs and Volk's Waggon
Looking forward to the the upcoming “Daddy Long Legs” video…
Jago in the past:
Let me know in the comments if you are interested in a video on this subject.
Jago now:
You will love the next video related to this one.
That's the spirit. looking forward to it.
But let the record state, I'd be interested in a video on that subject.
I was worried for a second that you would fail to mention the insanity that is Volk's other railway. I can't wait for the video!
I'd like to rebut you, by saying that Volk's solution was an elegant Victorian engineering solution to a significant geographical problem. But no, you're right, it was bananas...
Not even a crane fly wrongly identified as a daddy long legged tram could beat a "Banjo Groin"... 🤣
Ah yes, the other railway which would have made even Rowland Emett hesitate - "I can't draw this, nobody would believe it".
It’s going to be a tall tale…
Mentioning Brighton and insane engineering... I think I know where it going
Jago: "The line was built in 18 days..."
Network Rail: "Shut him up!"
He's too dangerous to be left alive!
Volk basicaly had the perfect balance between genius and insanity.
In best Loony Toons fashion - "That's all Volks"
Volks & Yerkes Entrepreneurs to the Nation.
I like the Pavilion but it always looks like they're still waiting for the painters to turn up and finish it.
Over 40 years I’ve watched the scaffolding get moved around the Pavilion. Painting the Forth bridge is a quick job by comparison!
Hilarious sub references. “Banjo Groin”, “Bad Day At Black Rock”.
Imagine Spencer Tracey arriving at Brighton instead of somewhere in the Mid West.
@@nickjacobs1770 Yes on the Southern Pacific, instead of the plain old Southern.
and Sparked the imagination...all 110 volts of it.
That's droll Jago for you.
Actually, it would be spelled ''Banjo Groyne '' etc...
Jago expands on that gag, in his 'Daddy Longlegs' video.
Went to Brighton, riding the Thameslink from East Croydon a couple of months ago, specifically to ride the VER. A great day, sunny and not too crowded. In a weird way, I kind of prefer Black Rock and the Brighton Marina to the bustle of the pier and seafront. Of course, neither are as genteel as Hove.
That's 'Hove-actually'. As in, "Do you live in Brighton?"
"No, Hove, actually!"
Yes, I love Hove Actually!
Fantastic - love the Volks Railway - when I drive to Brighton, I take advantage of the 4 hours free parking at the marina and take the railway into the town. Cheaper than the ncp car parks!
Can’t wait to see your video on the daddy long legs!
Shhh! Spoiler alert.
My bestie and I became naturists because of this railway. When we got off we thought "well it's a nice sunny day, let's give it a go." Since then we've been on several naturist holidays and joined a local club for a weekly skinny dip.
I've seen an exhibit on Volk's other railway- a crazy thing, for sure! I like Brighton, there's some great pubs there like The Evening Star just down the street from the station.
I used to live about 12 miles north of Brighton. A day trip was never complete without a ride on the line. The last time out, I sat opposite two Americans, who were shocked (pun intended) to discover that electricity was actually a thing in the 1880's...*sigh*
Nowadays, I live slightly further North from Brighton. Like, Glasgow....
Oh Yes! They also have trouble with geography: Australia is nowhere near Germany... 😱
Haywards Heath?
@@73APhotography Yup!
@@tombaxter6228 Haha just making sure it wasn’t Burgess Hill; we can’t be having any of that ;)
@@73APhotography Aye. Splitters! 😂😂
"1400 yards... or the equivilent in metres." That's just the kind of cutting edge commentary we need in these go-ahead post-EU times. What would that be in furlongs I wonder?
Another cracking video Jago and I'm glad to see you're getting some fresh air after spending time at the Redbridge roundabout.
6 and 4/11 I think.
I hope the British government goes to the whole hog and reintroduces the £ s d currency now they have shaken off the tyranny of that evil French invention, the decimal system. (Just don't tell them that £ s d is also a French invention, £ for livre, s for sou and d for denier.)
How many balls of string to reach the moon?
AKA, As many as don't get stolen by the courier.
I'm a Brighton girl thank you for this video Mr Hazzard. I've been on the volks railway many a times.
There is a postcard of the VER from the 80’s, scruffy fellow driving it in a UB40 t-shirt. That’s my older brother, he used to let me sound the horn at the level crossings. Never trusted me to drive the thing though!
Good account. The council messed it up about 30 years with a diversion with sharp curves, where Peter Pan's playground used to be. They curves are probably damaging the cars.
It could usefully be extended into the Marina and westwards to the pier.
Spencer Tracey tips his hat to you sir. Thanks Jago very enlightening.
I view this on the day I hear about the Mystery of railway tracks found which disappear into the sea in Welsh resort (Barmouth). Could this be more from Volk? My man Yerkes possibly? Watch this space I suppose...
"Or the equivalent in metres". What a wonderful way to manage that French system!
Great video. As your doing narrow gauge could you please do a video on the Hampton to kempton railway.
The pedestrian crossings over the tracks always alarm me slightly…
Indeed! Do we know the voltage? ⚡
Pretty sure I know what that crazy "other" railway is but one thing that I've never seen explained is how on earth it stayed on the rails.
I hope your video on the subject will fill in that gap!
Jago's in Brighton - surely a breach of his probation!
Thanks for this Jago; brings back a lot of childhood memories 😊
A railway that was built in just 18 DAYS???
Take note, HS2!
2 foot gauge High Speed line..?? 🤔🤣
I knew that some of the Southend Pier stock had been sold to Brighton Corporation for use on the VER in 1949. Good to hear that they did use it ! Incidentally, the Southend Pier trains that replaced them (green and cream, electric) were later replaced by the blue liveried diesels cars that you showed. These are about to be replaced by new sets, which I believe are to be electric once again. A case of Southend 'keeping up with the Volks' perhaps? Thanks for another great video
Monsieur Hazzard, you are going to have to stop making me spit my tea over the keyboard.
There is only so much budget for replacement keyboards and I'm also aware of the ecological considerations.
My Auntie Peggy used to work in the VER ticket office.
Reminds me of a (very) old joke.
"A return ticket please."
"Where to?"
"Back here of course."
Interesting video again Jago!
The Volks is more reliable than the Southern service by a long long way.🤣