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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 docks bustled with ships from around the world, and the town was criss-crossed by railway tracks carrying people and goods. Then, in the 1890s, two plans were put forward to extend the rail ...

The Mumbles Railway was the first passenger carrying railway in the world. The Swansea foreshore tramcars were the most punctual and effective mode of transport in Swansea. Train times were rarely ...

And it’s worth remembering that 208 years ago this week the Mumbles Railway carried the world’s first fare-paying railway passengers from a site near the present Civic Centre to Mumbles across ...

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 ...

A construction barge has been towed into Swansea Bay to start work on a new £9.5m boathouse and slipway for the Mumbles lifeboat. The new RNLI station will be built at the end of the 113 year-old ...

Mumbles in Wales is Britain's top coastal home price hotspot, according to Rightmove. The village lies on the coast of Swansea Bay - with the average price tag on a home surging by 47% since 2015.