Magnus Volk

A proof of concept model of the Daddy Long Legs built by Magnus Volk himself.

The Volk's Electric Railway still bears Magnus Volks name

Magnus Volk (1851–1937) was a pioneer British electrical engineer. He is most notable for having built Volk's Electric Railway, the world's oldest extant electric railway. He also built the unique, but short lived, Brighton and Rottingdean Seashore Electric Railway, together with its unusual Daddy Long Legs vehicle. In 1888, he built an electric car.^[1]

Magnus Volk was the son of a German clockmaker and was born on 19 October 1851 in Brighton. He lived at 38 Dyke Road in Brighton. On 8 April 1879, he married Anna Banfield in Burgess Hill. George Herbert Volk, his second son, is noted as a pioneer builder of seaplanes, whilst another son, Conrad Volk, wrote a biography of his father.^[2] His Great Grandson is the musician Joe Volk.

Magnus Volk died in Brighton on 20 May 1937, and is buried at St Wulfran's churchyard in Ovingdean near Brighton.^[3]

References

1. ^ Georgano, G.N. Cars: Early and Vintage, 1886-1930. (London: Grange-Universal, 1985).
2. ^ Volk, Conrad. Magnus Volk of Brighton. (London: Phillimore, 1971).
3. ^ Dale, Antony. Brighton Churches. London EC4: Routledge. p. 207. ISBN 0-415-00863-8. 

Bibliography

• Conrad Volk: Magnus Volk of Brighton. London & Chichester: Phillimore, 1971.

External links

• Magnus Volk in My Brighton and Hove site
• Volks Pioneer Animation Animation of 'Daddy Longlegs' seashore electric railway

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