Swansea and Mumbles Railway tram

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Fings ain't wot they used ter be mate. What a pity this has suffered like so many things of the past but some being rebuilt. Smashing capture of the old dats.

Posted by Derek Snowdon on Sat 15 Aug 13:06:05

Thanks Derek.

Posted by David Clark on Sat 15 Aug 13:25:35

wow David, this is perfect, love the detail and colours :)

Posted by Maria Hughes on Sat 15 Aug 15:27:38

Thanks Maria! Actually the blues haven't come out quite right in this scan - the sea has a slightly more green tinge, and the sky is blue rather than grey, but I'm very glad you like it as it's come out on the scan. Thank you.

Posted by David Clark on Sat 15 Aug 17:22:08

Superb work, there's loads of atmosphere and a wonderful context to this piece.

Posted by Seok Yam Chew on Sun 16 Aug 04:47:05

Thanks for the memories David. My Mum was a Swansea girl and my brothers and I always looked forward to our trips on the "rock and roll" railway during our summer holiday visits there many years ago.

Posted by Val Kenyon on Sun 16 Aug 16:15:38

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15/08/2015

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Contrary to what many people believe the world's first passenger railway was actually the Swansea and Mumbles Railway - it was horsedrawn originally. The railway became a tramway, and was something of a tourist attraction for Swansea. In the 60s the local council, with typical foresight, pulled up the track. Now it's actually a very nice seaside walkway and cycletrack, but it's just not the same.

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David Clark

I've always drawn, but I never took Art as a subject at school, and I've never had any lessons or tuition. I've always doodled in idle moments, and sketched for my own amusement, but I never had the guts to try painting before 2015. I joined the Afan Nedd artists' group that summer, finally plucking…

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