There is a lot of good information on your pages.

Bernard Volk, eh? A relation, I assume? Good for you, sir. You must be proud to have Magnus Volk as your antecedent. I recall the railway with great affection from my childhood in the 1950s. There have been so many changes, although we must be grateful that it is still with us after the vacillations of the 1970s and 80s. I recall the cars being painted in a uniform dull brown varnish, without the yellow trim and VR logos which have considerably improved their appearance. They always used to run singly rather than in pairs, and consequently you could be sure of passing manoeuvres on both loops, the one between Pier terminus and Peter Pan's, and the other between the latter and Black Rock. Eastward cars always had priority. Instead of the current siren, the driver had a treadle-operated bell with a mellifluous sound not unlike an alpine goat's bell, which of course was not terribly audible at any distance. Both termini had twin platforms, and it was common to see both occupied. I recall at least one car being of "toastrack" construction without side panels, which to my young mind seemed rather scary for its passengers. Ah, great days!