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The Swansea Canal (Welsh: Camlas Abertawe) was a canal constructed by the Swansea Canal Navigation Company between 1794 and 1798 running for some 16.5 miles (26.6 km) from Swansea to Hen Neuadd Abercraf in South Wales. It was steeply graded and 36 locks were needed to enable it to rise 373 feet (114 m) over its length. The main cargos were coal iron and steel and the enterprise was profitable.Sold to the Great Western Railway in 1873 it continued to make a profit until 1895.
