Remember the Mumbles Railway?

Anyone who lived in Swansea in the 1950s can hardly forget the “Bump, Rattle and Roll” of the double decker tram as it lurched its way along Swansea Bay .

For me the railway was iconic for it represented a young boy's “day out” to Mumbles. As I sat in the front seat on the upper deck (it had to be the upper deck every time) I watched captivated as the pier, the lighthouse and the lifeboat station gradually grew nearer, and with them, the promise of chips and ice cream. Sadly, the day was over all too quickly and we would get back on the red carriage for the journey home.

But there was always the next time.