Today I learned on Nostr: TIL in 1897 when British railway pioneer Magnus Volk wanted to extend his railway ...

TIL in 1897 when British railway pioneer Magnus Volk wanted to extend his railway line to Rottingdean, he created the "Daddy Long Legs", a unique electric tram atop four 23' tall legs that ran on tracks submerged in the ocean. At high tide it moved at "a very slow walking pace."

http://volkselectricrailway.co.uk/the-daddy-long-legs/
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