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.
Supporting documents
Latest News
12/11/2022 Extending the tracks eastwards towards Oughterard
16/10/2022 Commencement of laying 5’3” track along our goods loading bank
14/10/2022 Arrival of our recently acquired Well wagon and platform seats from Irish Rail
8/10/2022 The work on the signal cabin is almost complete
24/09/2022 Recent arrivals to Maam Cross: 3 ballast wagons, a plough van and two oil tankers
17/09/2022 Work continues through the autumn
3/09/2022 Updates on the signal cabin
6/08/2022 5’3″ tracks are being laid.
14/07/2022 Progress on Maam Cross signal cabin.
29/05/2022 Our signal cabin has now been fitted with a fully interlocking lever frame
8/05/2022 Celebrating 175 years of railway engineering at inchicore works
23/04/2022 Work continues on moving 5’3″ track panels out along the trackbed for laying in due course
29/03/2022 The rebuilding of our signal cabin is almost complete
26/02/2022 Rebuilding the Maam Cross signal cabin
26/02/2022 Rebuilding the culvert
29/01/2022 First photos of the signal cabin being rebuilt
29/01/2022 Work done on the site the 29 of January
28/12/2021 Laying tracks at Maam Cross
27/12/2021 Preparing the trackbed at Maam Cross – for track laying Tuesday December 28 2021! (video)
10/12/2021 Aerial view of our station at Maam Cross
29/11/2021 Building a replacement Signal Cabin at Maam Cross
27/11/2021 More work being done today in Maam cross
7/10/2021 Three truckloads of track panels arrived at Maam Cross today!
20/09/2021 Book launch – Photos
18/09/2021 Book launch “Rails through Connemara – The Galway-Clifden Railway”