In Autumn 2001 the railway celebrated One Hundred years since it's extension to Black Rock . On the last day of the running season Magnus Volk's Grandson Bernard , his Wife Margaret and a group of members of the Volks Electric Railway Association ,travelled to Black Rock on the railway , the train breaking a commemorative banner on the way. At the terminus Bernard Volk unveiled a plaque to mark this important anniversary .
The original terminus stood in the area now occupied by the Brighton Marina complex . This consisted of little more than a wooden hut from which to sell tickets . The next terminus had the addition of wooden platforms and lasted about ten years .
The third construction had the luxury of a tea room . No doubt this was to encourage visitors to what was otherwise , a bleak and windswept area .After the Second World War the council built the fourth terminus that most people remember , and which lasted until the early 1990's .
The fifth was a breeze block building at the temporary terminus used whilst the latest was built .On the 6 July 1998 the new Black Rock Terminus was opened by the Mayor of Brighton and Hove , Francis Tonks . This is the sixth terminus to be built here for the VER !
This new terminus is a few metres to the west of the post war Black Rock and is combined with a pumping station for Southern Water . This station is only single track whereas the previous ones had two platform faces , although only one was used in later years .
Manager of the VER Stuart Strong with Francis Tonks , Mayor of Brighton and Hove .
An aerial view of the terminus under construction showing it's position relative to the Marina . Also seen is the fifth terminal building . A temporary affair built from breeze blocks .
The latest terminus , photo courtesy of Dr D C Parsons .
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