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Courtesy Eamonn Greville
Courtesy Eamonn Greville
About Connemara Railway Project at Maam Cross
Maam Cross railway station on the erstwhile Galway to Clifden branch of the former Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland is set to see trains again after over eighty years of disuse.
The derelict station standing on 8.5 acres has been acquired by a not for profit company limited by guarantee – MGWR (2017) DAC with a view to its restoration in the Connemara wilderness.
The Promoters vision is to recreate a snapshot of the west of Ireland country railway, complete with track and heritage trains – a working railway experience, drawing on early to mid-twentieth century themes of emigration, conflict, rural life, and of course ‘The Quiet Man’ which was filmed in the surrounding savage beauty of Connemara.
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Latest News
05/06/2023Work has started on the water tank
04/06/2023Another busy weekend at Maam Cross
28/05/2023Ongoing work at Maam Cross
10/05/2023Arrival of dining car 242 at Maam Cross
04/05/2023Carriage 1916 arrives at Maam Cross
01/05/2023Our new Sleeping Car at Maam Cross
27/04/2023Arrival of our new Sleeping Car at Maam Cross last night
25/03/2023We have recently widened our entrance to accommodate somenew and very important arrivals..
20/02/2023Progress on the down platform
01/02/2023The ongoing process of recreating the 1934 scene of Maam Cross railway station
15/01/2023Ballast plough van
15/01/2023Photos taken the 15 of January
8/01/2023Work has commenced on the rebuilding of the down Galway platform
2/01/2023Latest news from Maam Cross railway station
12/11/2022Extending the tracks eastwards towards Oughterard
16/10/2022Commencement of laying 5’3” track along our goods loading bank
14/10/2022Arrival of our recently acquired Well wagon and platform seats from Irish Rail
8/10/2022The work on the signal cabin is almost complete
24/09/2022Recent arrivals to Maam Cross: 3 ballast wagons, a plough van and two oil tankers
17/09/2022Work continues through the autumn
3/09/2022Updates on the signal cabin
19/08/2022Connemara railway have acquired a very rare vintage carriage: The third class corridor coach number 813 of the Great Southern and Western Railway
6/08/20225’3″ tracks are being laid.
14/07/2022Progress on Maam Cross signal cabin.
29/05/2022Our signal cabin has now been fitted with a fully interlocking lever frame
8/05/2022Celebrating 175 years of railway engineering at inchicore works
23/04/2022Work continues on moving 5’3″ track panels out along the trackbed for laying in due course
29/03/2022The rebuilding of our signal cabin is almost complete
26/02/2022Rebuilding the Maam Cross signal cabin