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 27/8/1898Length 282 m
Gradient 1:3.5*Track Gauge 1435 mm
Number of Cars 1Open to Public Unk
Funicular Type Classic FunicularTrack layout Single Track with Passing Siding
Power Source Gas Railway Status Disapeared

* - Variable (max gradient reported)