The world’s oldest operational electric railway has closed for the winter. 

Volk's Electric Railway on Brighton seafront is open each year from the end of March until the end of September.

The final day was supposed to be today but it could not run due to high wind speeds. 

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A spokesman for the railway said: "The railway is currently suspended. Sorry for any inconvenience caused."

The railway opened in 1883 and celebrated its 140th anniversary last year. It was the first electric railway in the UK and has been expanded several times over the years.

Its route is one mile long, from Madeira Drive near the zip line to Black Rock.