{"id":23409,"date":"2019-01-28T18:00:13","date_gmt":"2019-01-28T18:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=23409"},"modified":"2019-01-28T12:24:29","modified_gmt":"2019-01-28T12:24:29","slug":"in-pictures-volk%e2%80%99s-electric-railway-visitor-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=23409","title":{"rendered":"In Pictures: Volk\u2019s Electric Railway Visitor Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Part of the Saving Volk\u2019s project was the creation of a new visitor centre for the line to give a bit of background behind the history of the longstanding railway which runs along Brighton seafront. In this pictorial we take a quick look around the visitor centre from the camera of Stuart Cooke.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_23410\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=23410\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-23410\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23410\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-23410\" title=\"1.volks-sc\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1.volks-sc-550x412.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1.volks-sc-550x412.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1.volks-sc-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1.volks-sc.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-23410\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Within the visitor centre is a viewing gallery which allows views of those trains not in service on that day.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_23412\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=23412\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-23412\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23412\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-23412\" title=\"2.volks-sc\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2.volks-sc-550x412.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2.volks-sc-550x412.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2.volks-sc-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2.volks-sc.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-23412\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of the information panels showing who has helped secure the line\u2019s future.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_23413\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=23413\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-23413\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23413\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-23413\" title=\"3.volks-sc\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/3.volks-sc-550x412.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/3.volks-sc-550x412.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/3.volks-sc-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/3.volks-sc.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-23413\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Another information panel giving details of the history of the Volk\u2019s Electric Railway following founder Magnus Volk\u2019s death.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_23414\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=23414\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-23414\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23414\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-23414\" title=\"4.volks-sc\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/4.volks-sc-550x412.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/4.volks-sc-550x412.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/4.volks-sc-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/4.volks-sc.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-23414\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A general view of the visitor centre looking towards a small refreshment area.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_23415\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=23415\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-23415\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23415\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-23415\" title=\"5.volks-sc\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/5.volks-sc-550x412.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/5.volks-sc-550x412.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/5.volks-sc-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/5.volks-sc.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-23415\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">As well as information panels there are also a number of artefacts on display.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_23416\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=23416\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-23416\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23416\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-23416\" title=\"6.volks-sc\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/6.volks-sc-550x412.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/6.volks-sc-550x412.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/6.volks-sc-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/6.volks-sc.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-23416\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One final view looking towards the entrance to the railway\u2019s platform. (All Photographs by Stuart Cooke)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Part of the Saving Volk\u2019s project was the creation of a new visitor centre for the line to give a bit of background behind the history of the longstanding railway which runs along Brighton seafront. 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