Swansea Cable Tramway

NGR SS647933

This railway ran up Constitution Hill in Swansea for a few years, closed in 1903. This single line classic funicular has a passing siding 132ft long to allow the cars to pass. The lower terminus was on St Georges St and the Upper terminus in Terrace Rd.

Swansea Cable Tram

Reproduced with kind permission of Pete Rodgers Welsh Wales

Swansea Cable Tram

Reproduced with kind permission of The Francis Frith Collection

The Stats
Date Opened 27/8/1898 Length 282 m

Gradient 1:3.5* Track Gauge 1435 mm

Number of Cars 1 Open to Public Unk

Funicular Type Classic Funicular Track layout Single Track with Passing Siding

Power Source Gas Railway Status Disapeared

**The Stats**
Date Opened	27/8/1898	Length	282 m
Gradient	1:3.5*	Track Gauge	1435 mm
Number of Cars	1	Open to Public	Unk
Funicular Type		Track layout
Power Source		Railway Status

* - Variable (max gradient reported)