Wales - and Swansea and the Mumbles - can be proud, however, because this railway line will always be remembered as the first passenger railway service in the world. Share this page Comments Post ...

It was the Mumbles Railway and it ran for over 150 years. Today, many people in Swansea still remember seeing the bright red trains trundling their way from the city centre to Mumbles Pier.

The railway moved from horse power initially to steam locomotion and finally converted to electric trams, before closing, in what was surely one of Swansea’s most colossal mistakes, in January ...

The Swansea and Mumbles Railway began life as a horse-drawn carriage which ran along a line built to transport limestone from Mumbles to Swansea. Over the years it saw the introduction of steam and ...

The Mumbles Railway opened in 1807 to connect the east and west of the city but was dismantled in 1960. The new system could cost up to £100m and take around a decade to build. If it works out as a ...