Casino Model Railway Museum

Over het museum

The Casino Model Railway Museum occupies the Casino, a small thatched cottage orné that has stood in Malahide village for over 200 years. Fingal County Council acquired and restored the building in 2012, helped by a bequest, and the museum opened its doors in 2019.

Its core is the collection of Cyril Fry (born 1905), an engineer at the Inchicore railway works in Dublin who built more than 350 precision models of Irish trains in his spare time, working from original railway drawings and casting small parts in his own moulds. After his death in 1972 the models passed to Dublin tourism interests, were first shown at the Inchicore works, and from 1988 were displayed in an exhibition at Malahide Castle that closed in 2011.

Today the models are shown alongside a modern working layout inspired by Fry’s original attic railway. Displays and interactive exhibits trace the history of Irish railways, and Malahide station next door, which opened in 1844, is part of the story. A children’s space created with Irish Rail and Alstom lets young visitors experience a life-size train carriage and try driving a train.

Hoogtepunten

• Cyril Fry’s collection of handmade models of Irish trains
• Modern working model railway layout
• Interactive displays on the history of Irish railways
• The Irish Rail Room, a children’s space with a life-size carriage simulation
• Historic thatched cottage next to Malahide station

Vaste collectie

• The Cyril Fry Collection – More than 350 precision models of Irish trains built by the engineer Cyril Fry, shown with a modern working layout inspired by his original attic railway.
• The Irish Rail Room – A children’s interpretive space with a life-size train carriage, a simulated journey and a chance to try driving a train, created with Irish Rail and Alstom.

Opgericht

2019

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Tickets are booked online; current prices are shown in the booking system. An annual membership pass covers the museum, Malahide Castle & Gardens and Newbridge House & Farm (adult €80, senior or student €60, joint seniors €90, family €150 for two adults and up to three children). Combination tickets with the Malahide Castle Fairy Trail are available.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift: geen informatie
• Aangepast toilet
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats
• Hulphonden welkom: geen informatie
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

The museum states that it is fully wheelchair accessible and has an accessible toilet. There are two disabled parking bays on site to the left of the building. Wheelchairs cannot be borrowed. Dogs are not permitted in the grounds of the Casino.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Doe- en voelstations

The museum describes itself as ideal for children from 4 years upwards. Interactive displays and hands-on exhibits are included, and the Irish Rail Room is a children’s space for ages 5 to 7 where children take a simulated train journey and try driving a train.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Malahide is 13 km from Dublin city centre, about 10 minutes by car from Dublin Airport and 10 minutes from the M1 and M50 motorways.

Service & horeca

• Café: niet aanwezig

There is no café on site; cafés and restaurants are about 2 minutes’ walk away in Malahide village. ATMs are in the village.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

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