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Castlerea Railway Museum, Railway museum in Castlerea, Ireland.

The Castlerea Railway Museum displays signals, lamps, bells, tokens, warning plaques, posters, timetables, and station boards from Irish railway history.

The museum obtained locomotive A55 in 1994, a Metropolitan-Vickers A Class diesel engine that operated during the transition from steam to diesel power in Ireland.

The museum organizes educational programs for local schools and hands-on workshops where children can create and decorate toy trains during Heritage Week.

The museum opens daily from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM, with admission costing 5 euros, and visitors can purchase snacks inside the facility.

The preserved A55 locomotive measures 51 feet long and weighs 61 tonnes, requiring substantial building modifications to accommodate it within the museum structure.

Location: Castlerea

GPS coordinates: 53.76982,-8.49477

Latest update: March 3, 2025 00:47

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