The Association will be holding their evening running sessions on SUNDAYS JULY 3rd and 31st, AUGUST 28th and SEPTEMBER 25th. Come along for a run along the seashore on Volk’s Electric Railway when the Association take over the operation of the railway to raise money for restoration projects. We take over at the end of…
The new VERA leaflet is available at the railway’s booking offices Click on the image to enlarge it
The railway has opened for the 2022 season from Aquarium to Halfway. The eastern end of the railway remains closed while work on the new level crossings associated with the new Boardwalk continues. It is hoped the entire line will be able to open in late May / early June.
Our next meeting is on Wednesday 26th January at 7.30pm when Keith Carter will present a programme of cine films entitled “British Trains Remembered”. The meeting will be at Patcham Community Centre, Ladies Mile Road, Patcham, Brighton, BN1 8TA. Doors open at 7.00pm. Refreshments will be served in the interval. There is no charge for attendance,…
Our November live meeting at Patcham Community Centre, Ladies Mile Road, Patcham, Brighton, BN1 8TA, commencing at 7.30pm. (Doors open 7pm) In a talk which may challenge some preconceptions, Tim Kendell looks at the development of Britain’s railways and how they became unsustainable, leading to the realisation that something had to be done. The talk…
The Railway is now closed for the winter. There’s lots of work to do during the closed season so if you would like to help please see our VERA page.
THE BLACKPOOL STORY….Part 3 Blay Whitby returns by popular demand to continue his history of Britain’s first electric street tramway – and the only first generation tramway to survive to the present. PLEASE NOTE. Our winter meeting on September 30th will be a little different as instead of being able to hold it in the…
25 years ago, on 16th September 1995, a group of Volk’s Electric Railway enthusiasts gathered at the Pavilion Theatre and formally established Volk’s Electric Railway Association, affectionately to be known as VERA. Its main aims, then as of now, are to assist and support the railway and to gather artefacts relating to the work of…
