Mastodawn

Here's the absolute weirdest electric vehicle you've ever seen.
It was called the Brighton and Rottingdean Seashore Electric Railway in the UK, and it's an elevated tram which ran on submerged (at high tide) tracks.
It started running in 1896 but was knocked out of action a week later by a storm. It was rebuilt and ran for 5 years, carrying thousands alongside the beach for no immediately obvious reason. 😄
It's long since gone but the fact it actually existed is surreal.

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lippyduck

@KiwiEV Almost as much of a folly as #Brighton's i360. At least Daddy Long Legs actually went somewhere and isn't now lumbering us with two million quid a year's worth of bad debt. https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/24754936.brighton-i360-much-will-51-million-debt-cost-taxpayer/

Brighton i360: How much will £51 million debt cost the taxpayer?

The Brighton i360’s £50 million debt will cost the taxpayer hundreds of pounds each – and the council will be paying its loan back until 2041.

The Argus