On Wed, 24 Feb 2016 10:06:54 +0000, GB wrote:

On 23/02/2016 21:48, Bob Eager wrote:

I don't know how well known this is (I used to study local history in
Brighton, I grew up there).

http://publicdomainreview.org/collec...-long-legs-of-
brighton/


Any idea how the electrical power was transmitted?

Overhead wire (single) and earth return through the rails.