Abstract: A cable reeling apparatus includes a plurality of reeling stations, a reel at each reeling station and a winding mechanism at each station for winding a cable onto the reel at the same station. The apparatus further includes a guide mechanism for selectively guiding the cable onto a first one of the reels and for transferring winding to a second reel when a sufficient length of cable has been wound on the first reel. The apparatus further includes an eccentric at each station for generating a loop in the cable when winding is commenced at a station.