Ever heard of a train that ran through the sea? Welcome to one of the strangest and most fascinating railways ever built — the Brighton and Rottingdean Seashore Electric Railway! Opened in 1896, this incredible “Daddy Long Legs” tram glided along tracks laid under the waves between Brighton and Rottingdean. Standing 23 feet tall on steel legs, it looked like a Victorian sci-fi invention — part boat, part tram, part dream. Though it only ran for a few years before being damaged by storms, it rema
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Ever heard of a train that ran through the sea? Welcome to one of the strangest and most fascinating railways ever built — the Brighton and Rottingdean Seashore Electric Railway! Opened in 1896, this incredible “Daddy Long Legs” tram glided along tracks laid under the waves between Brighton and Rottingdean. Standing 23 feet tall on steel legs, it looked like a Victorian sci-fi invention — part boat, part tram, part dream. Though it only ran for a few years before being damaged by storms, it rema
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