Castlerea Railway Museum

Castlerea Railway Museum The largest private collection of railway memorabilia in Ireland The Museum boasts the Largest Private Collection of Rail Memorabilia in Ireland.

The pride of this collection is an A*5 Diesel Locomotive fully and lovingly restored. Also on display are bells, lamps, shunting poles, signal equipment, staffs, station boards, etc.

Footage from May 1989 from Tuam and Claremorris capturing 055 arriving into Tuam to bring Westrail coaching stock 3205 &...
17/11/2025

Footage from May 1989 from Tuam and Claremorris capturing 055 arriving into Tuam to bring Westrail coaching stock 3205 & 1905 to Claremorris to utilise the freight gantry and facilitate a bogie swap. This photo was taken by David Dawson. It’s great to see O55 in action especially on this occasion. This appeared in Railways Present and Past. I see just now a photo of Newtownforbes Railway Station. .

https://youtu.be/QPah0Wd8z5A?si=7LsnNZtIO2YRPWO8

This day on Monday 3rd November 1975 the Claremorris to Collooney - Dromin Junction to Ardee - Listowel to Ballingrane ...
03/11/2025

This day on Monday 3rd November 1975 the Claremorris to Collooney - Dromin Junction to Ardee - Listowel to Ballingrane Junction - Attymon Junction to Loughrea Railway Lines Closed only for the late Fr Mc Greal the Claremorris to Collooney would be lifted.

I am delighted to have the signs which hung in Galway Railway Station up in the Museum. They were put up by Jarek and t...
30/10/2025

I am delighted to have the signs which hung in Galway Railway Station up in the Museum. They were put up by Jarek and the ladder was kindly lent by local builder Gerry Flanagan. I was also very grateful to John & Lily Murphy for offering us the shed to restore all the signs. Jarek cleaned them up and leaving them the way they were. I remarked they put the best of material into things that time.

There are 9 photos that I came across taken by Arthur Fadden back many years ago. I would love to know where? And the oc...
29/10/2025

There are 9 photos that I came across taken by Arthur Fadden back many years ago. I would love to know where? And the occasision seems to be laying of cables.

These are 23 Photos that I would like to share with you. The first is my Cousin Vincent and his wife Jane.
25/10/2025

These are 23 Photos that I would like to share with you. The first is my Cousin Vincent and his wife Jane.

I have not posted in a while on this. so here goes a few photos to share with you.
09/10/2025

I have not posted in a while on this. so here goes a few photos to share with you.

This is Alex from Austria and Sean Browne when he visited the Museum to day, he is attending a conference of Doctors in ...
04/10/2025

This is Alex from Austria and Sean Browne when he visited the Museum to day, he is attending a conference of Doctors in Dublin next week. He is a keen Railway Enthuasist.

I came across these two photographs when scanning Arthur Faddens negatives this evening, does anyone know where this pla...
02/10/2025

I came across these two photographs when scanning Arthur Faddens negatives this evening, does anyone know where this place is please?

This photo was taken in 1944 in Castlerea Railway station, can anyone help with names please
23/09/2025

This photo was taken in 1944 in Castlerea Railway station, can anyone help with names please

These are a few random photographs that I photographed recently in the North of Ireland. The first place I visited was H...
14/09/2025

These are a few random photographs that I photographed recently in the North of Ireland. The first place I visited was Headhunters Barbershop and Railway Museum. Congratulation on winning the award “ I Love Your High Strert Award” I always recommend it as thee place to visit with the finest collection of Northern Railway Memorabilia in the Country.It will be kept intact for future generations to see DV
I take my hat off to Selwyn Johnson a young man who devoted his life to putting it together. It’s magnificent and surely worth a visit.

The Showmans Living Van has Arrived in Dromod from the Cullagh Family in Horse and Jockey Co. TipperaryI congratulate...
11/09/2025

The Showmans Living Van has Arrived in Dromod from the Cullagh Family in Horse and Jockey Co. Tipperary
I congratulate Michael Kennedy for going to the trouble of organising to have it transported to Dromod, this was not an easy task. I always quote the saying “ many a man sowed a tree who’s shade he does not expect to enjoy” it’s preservation will be appreciated more in years to come DV, not many of them are around Ireland to day.

The first two photos are of Vince Cunningham who called to the Museum this week, I was delighted to meet him and he told...
29/08/2025

The first two photos are of Vince Cunningham who called to the Museum this week, I was delighted to meet him and he told me he was a train driver in England. I found him very interesting and he gave a present of a book entitled Diesel Traction.

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