Castlerea Railway Museum

Castlerea Railway Museum hosts a vast collection of rail memorabilia celebrating the history of all things rail in Ireland. They have the largest collection in Ireland and work to preserve and promote the importance of it to all visitors that pay the museum a visit.

The collection tells the story of the development and importance of the railway system in Ireland. 

There's the A55 Diesel Locomotive which is the centrepiece of the museum and visitors will be able to sit in the train and reminisce on travel during the heyday of the railways, and also experience the driver's compartment and controls too! 

There the Railway Staffs which were essential on the railway and the collection comes from stations all over Ireland.

Check out the Ballglunin Train Station too which was famouse for its as a location in the 1952 The Quet Man. There's a number of pieces in the collection including the signal cabin diagram and the original station sign.

The museum is open all year round and you'll get a personal guided tour of the collection by the curator too! 

There's even a special dress-up box to use if you wanted to pretend your a train driver or rail worker - remember to take some pictures!