Talk:Swansea and Mumbles Railway

Latest comment: 8 years ago by 212.58.56.26 in topic Sail-powered?

Sail-powered?

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It is claimed in the intro that the system was sail-powered at one time - there is, so far as I can see, no further reference to this unusual claim. Can it be substantiated or should this be removed? cheers Geopersona (talk) 04:58, 31 October 2011 (UTC)Reply

According to [1] (the first site under "External links"),

Undeterred by Trevithick's failure, the creative Benjamin French was determined to make his passenger carriage run faster, and he experimented with various other forms of traction. This included attaching a sail to the carriage, which reduced the journey to 45 minutes; however, this method depended on a strong wind which wasn't always forthcoming!

Of course, the source itself may be mistaken, but I can't find any evidence of this.
Grover Snodd (talk) 15:20, 27 November 2011 (UTC)Reply
Fabulous - there's nothing like innovation! cheers Geopersona (talk) 05:32, 29 November 2011 (UTC)Reply

The lower photo's caption implies that it is from 1807 (which it can't be as photography didn't exist then, of course.) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.58.56.26 (talk) 16:05, 14 June 2016 (UTC)Reply