ɔːlðˈoʊ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli ɪntˈɛndᵻd təbi pˈaʊɚd baɪ ɐkjˈuːmjʊlˌeɪɾɚz, ᵻlɛktɹˈɪsᵻɾi wʌz səplˈaɪd baɪ tˈuː ˌoʊvɚhˈɛd lˈaɪnz səspˈɛndᵻd ɐlˈɔŋsaɪd ðə tɹˈæks; ɪnˈɪʃəli ˈoʊnli wˈʌn wˈaɪɚ hɐdbɪn jˈuːzd, wɪð ɐn ˈɜːθ ɹᵻtˈɜːn θɹuː ðə ɹˈeɪlz ɔːɹ ðə sˈiː ɪtsˈɛlf æt hˈaɪ tˈaɪd.
Although originally intended to be powered by accumulators, electricity was supplied by two overhead lines suspended alongside the tracks; initially only one wire had been used, with an earth return through the rails (or the sea itself at high tide).