Clonmacnoise and West Offaly Railway

Hotels near Clonmacnoise and West Offaly Railway, Athlone, Ireland .

The Clonmacnoise and West Offaly Railway, in County Offaly, Ireland, is a narrow gauge railway and former tourist attraction in Shannonbridge. This railway has also been called the Blackwater Railway, the Shannonbridge Bog Railway, and the Bog Railway. It was shut down in 2008, and most likely will not reopen.

This 3 foot gauge railway transported visitors, via a small diesel locomotive hauling a 53 seat passenger coach car, over a 5.59 mile rail journey through Blackwater Bog.

Part of the attraction for visitors was showing them how milled peat is produced and transported to the Electricity Supply Board's West Offaly Power Generation Station. This helped to demonstrate peat's importance as an indigenous Irish fuel.

Accommodations near the Clonmacnoise and West Offaly Railway include the Brosna Lodge Hotel, about six miles away, on the banks of the River Shannon. This family-run hotel charges guests about $105 USD per night for a room, including breakfast. Also in the area is the Carlton Shearwater Hotel, about eight miles from the railway, close to the marina and the River Suck. It charges guests about $150 USD per night, including breakfast. Another choice of lodging is Hayden's Hotel, in Ballinasloe, about eight miles from the railway and site of the October Fair, Europe's largest fair. They charge about $178 USD per night, including breakfast.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clonmacnoise_and_West_Offaly_Railway

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