ɪt wʌz dɪzˈaɪnd baɪ mˈæɡnəs vˈɑːlk tʊ ɛkstˈɛnd hɪz vˈɑːlks ᵻlˈɛktɹɪk ɹˈeɪlweɪ fɹʌm ɪts tˈɜːmɪnəs ɪn pˈæstən plˈeɪs tə ðə vˈɪlɪdʒ ʌv ɹˈɑːɾɪŋdˌiən ænd ɐvˈɔɪd dˈɪfɪkəlt tɚɹˈeɪn.
It was designed by Magnus Volk to extend his Volk's Electric Railway from its terminus in Paston Place to the village of Rottingdean and avoid difficult terrain.