mˈæɡnəs vˈɑːlk, ɪts ˈoʊnɚ, dɪzˈaɪnɚɹ ænd ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹ, hæd ɔːlɹˌɛdi bˌɪn səksˈɛsfəl wɪððə mˈoːɹ kənvˈɛnʃənəl vˈɑːlks ᵻlˈɛktɹɪk ɹˈeɪlweɪ, wˌɪtʃ hæd ðˈɛn nˌɑːt bˌɪn ɛkstˈɛndᵻd ˈiːst ʌv pˈæstən plˈeɪs.
Magnus Volk, its owner, designer and engineer, had already been successful with the more conventional Volk's Electric Railway, which had then not been extended east of Paston Place.