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Latest revision as of 06:46, 26 December 2024
Magnus Volk (1851–1937) was a British electrical engineer who built Volk's Electric Railway and the Brighton and Rottingdean Seashore Electric Railway.
1851 October 19th. Born at Brighton the son of a German clockmaker and lived at 38 Dyke Road in Brighton.
1887 he constructed a prototype electric car, which led to an order from H.M. Sultan Abdul Hamid of Turkey. The car was built by Pack and Sons, local carriage builders. The motors were supplied by Moritz Immisch of London
But Volk was in severe financial difficulties. He agreed to install and manage the charging stations for an electric launch service Immisch was planning on the River Thames.
1887-1895 Built a few electric carriages with motors by Acme and Immisch
1888 He filed for bankruptcy in January
1891 discharged from bankruptcy in August
1891 October. Announcement. 'Mr. Magnus Volk has entered upon possession of the Electric Railway at Brighton.'[1]
1892 He was able to devote more time to the railway and another new venture - the Brighton and Rottingdean Seashore Electric Tramroad.
Magnus Volk had a son named Conrad who wrote a biography of his father.
1937 May 20th. Died in Brighton. Volk is buried at St Wulfran's churchyard in Ovingdean near Brighton
See Also
- 1877 Institution of Electrical Engineers: New Members
- 1887 Institution of Electrical Engineers: Associates
- Acme and Immisch Electric Works
- Anthony Reckenzaun
- Brighton and Rottingdean Seashore Electric Tramroad
- Circle of 19th Century Motorists
- DNB - Electrical Engineers
- Engineering 1937 Jan-Jun: Index: Obituaries
- Immisch and Co
- Magnus Hermann Volk
- Moritz Immisch
- Pack and Sons
- The Engineer 1884/03/07
- The Engineer 1884/03/28
- The Engineer 1885/01/02
- The Engineer 1885/02/13
- The Engineer 1885/10/16
- The Engineer 1888/02/03
- The Engineer 1895/11/08
- The Engineer 1896/12/04
- The Engineer 1898/07/15
- The Engineer 1937 Jan-Jun: Index
- UK Manufacturers: Road Vehicles: Electric
- Volk's Electric Railway
- Warren Farm Well
Sources of Information
- ↑ Sussex Agricultural Express - Saturday 10 October 1891
- [1] Wikipedia