As February starts to quickly run away from us its time to start looking ahead to the spring, and that usually means heritage lines start to wake up again. That will include the Volk\u2019s Electric Railway in Brighton and they have recently announced some significant dates for 2026.<\/p>\n
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The 2026 season is due to start on Saturday 28th<\/sup> March and following that the railway should be running the complete length of the route between Aquarium and Black Rock daily until September. That, as always, is subject weather conditions and maintenance requirements.<\/p>\n In addition to the regular two-train operation it is also planned that on Sunday 3rd<\/sup> May they will be operating a special three-train service. This will help to support the Historic Commercial Vehicle Association \u201cLondon to Brighton\u201d run which takes place on the same day.<\/p>\n Once again in 2026, the Volk\u2019s Electric Railway Association (VERA) will be taking over operation of the railway for special evening services, to help raise money for railway related projects. On each night, subject to weather again!, services will continue until 2000.<\/p>\n Planned evening services are:<\/p>\n Saturday 23rd<\/sup> May<\/p>\n Saturday 20th<\/sup> June<\/p>\n Saturday 1st<\/sup> August<\/p>\n Monday 31st<\/sup> August<\/p>\n Saturday 19th<\/sup> September (to include illuminated trains)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As February starts to quickly run away from us its time to start looking ahead to the spring, and that usually means heritage lines start to wake up again. That will include the Volk\u2019s Electric Railway in Brighton and they … Continue reading