{"id":26989,"date":"2019-04-17T18:03:44","date_gmt":"2019-04-17T17:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=26989"},"modified":"2019-04-17T18:03:44","modified_gmt":"2019-04-17T17:03:44","slug":"in-pictures-2019-season-begins-on-the-volk%e2%80%99s-electric-railway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=26989","title":{"rendered":"In Pictures: 2019 season begins on the Volk\u2019s Electric Railway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The latest line to re-open for the 2019 season is that in Brighton on the Volk\u2019s Electric Railway. Whilst the first passengers were carried on Wednesday 10th April the official first day of the season was Saturday 13th April with BBC Newsreader Nicholas Owen \u2013 a regular down on the line \u2013 driving the first service on that day. In this pictorial article we take a look at a few sights and sounds from Saturday 13th April.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_26990\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=26990\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-26990\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26990\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26990\" title=\"1.9-ts\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1.9-ts-550x366.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1.9-ts-550x366.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1.9-ts-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1.9-ts.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-26990\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">9 has just left Aquarium with a service for Black Rock.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_26991\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=26991\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-26991\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26991\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26991\" title=\"2.9-ts\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2.9-ts-550x366.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2.9-ts-550x366.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2.9-ts-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2.9-ts.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-26991\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">9 has just run through the car sheds and near Peter Pan&#39;s Playground - the half way stop - with a service from Black Rock to Aquarium.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_26992\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=26992\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-26992\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26992\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26992\" title=\"3.6-ts\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/3.6-ts-550x366.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/3.6-ts-550x366.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/3.6-ts-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/3.6-ts.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-26992\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">6 approaches the half way station at Peter Pan&#39;s Playground with a service from Aquarium to Black Rock<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_26993\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=26993\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-26993\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26993\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26993\" title=\"4.6-ts\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4.6-ts-550x366.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4.6-ts-550x366.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4.6-ts-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4.6-ts.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-26993\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">6 has just left Black Rock with a service for Aquarium. (All Photographs by Tony Sullivan, 13th April 2019)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest line to re-open for the 2019 season is that in Brighton on the Volk\u2019s Electric Railway. 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