Largest private collection of Rail Memorabilia in Ireland. The proprietor Sean Browne has been a railway enthusiast since childhood. His interest began while travelling around with his uncle the late John Joe Quinn. Gazing out the window at Mullingar, feasting his eyes on the hundreds of steam engines ready for the scrap heap and dreamed one day of owing his own train.The pride of this collection is an A55 Diesel Locomotive fully and lovingly restored. Also on display are bells, lamps, shunting poles, signal equipment, staffs, station boards, etc. We also have a T.V monitor for viewing archival material. There is a Bar on A Train, which is fillled with all types of memorabilia, you quickly realise that Hells kitchen in Castlerea is no ordinary pub. The bar allows you to emmerse yourself into a haven of memorabilia whilst enjoying a creamy pint of Guinness or whatever takes your fancy. You can join in on the local debate on the weather or remain content to try and view everything the bar has to offer eitherway a warm friendly welcome is assured.
visited this pub when at a wedding during he summer. Our 2 year old loves trains and really went to show him. It's amazing to see a train in the middle of the pub, crazy but the experience is for those who are train fanatics....by visiting you can also have a pint in the train or have a function there, what a quirky thing to do, but the fact too that you find out thehistory about the train and see all the bits and bobs that go with it is great. The pub is quaint and interesting too...