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1804 The Mumbles Railway

The Mumbles Railway of South Wales of 1804 was the first passenger train in history. Horse-drawn rail wagons carted local limestone from Oystemouth and coal from Clyne Valley to Swansea. The railway began passenger service in 1804 and, remarkably, continued until 1877.

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