wˌaɪl ðə juːnˈiːk ɹˈeɪlweɪ wʌz pˈɑːpjʊlɚ ænd kˈæɹid tˈɛnz ʌv θˈaʊzəndz ʌv pˈæsɪndʒɚz, ɪt wʌz ˈʌltᵻmətli ɐbˈændənd tə mˌeɪk ɹˈuːm fɔːɹ nˈuː sˈiː dᵻfˈɛnsᵻz, ænd vˈɑːlk wʌz ʌnˈeɪbəl tə ɹˈeɪz ðə fˈʌndz tə kənstɹˈʌkt ɐ ɹᵻplˈeɪsmənt.
While the unique railway was popular and carried tens of thousands of passengers, it was ultimately abandoned to make room for new sea defences, and Volk was unable to raise the funds to construct a replacement.