Stradbally Woodland Railway

Merry Christmas to all our passengers, friends and followers from everyone at the railway and the Irish Steam Preservation Society 🚂🎅 See you all again in 2025! 🚂🛤

We’d like to say a massive thank you to them for the countless hours they put in behind the scenes all year round 🚂 Our crew and Róisín are now taking a well earned rest before turning their attention to our next running season! 🚂

That’s a wrap on another Santa Train season 🚂🎅 Thank you to all our passengers for making this our busiest yet and for bearing with us after the Storm Darragh damage 🚂 See you again in 2025! 🚂🛤️ #stradbally #santatrainexperience #steam #laois

We had a special helper today clearing up debris from the yard and several fallen trees and branches from the track🪚 Santa sent his friend Larry the Lumberjack down to us to make sure the line was clear for Róisín tomorrow! 🧸🚂 Note: Tomorrow’s event is sold out. No walk-ins.

We’d like to thank our customers for their co-operation during the day and we look forward to welcoming you all tomorrow. Details for Sunday’s trains will arrive via email for ticket holders.

SANTA TRAIN EXPERIENCE RUNNING ON SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8th 🚂🎅 Storm Darragh update: After a tremendous effort by our volunteers in challenging conditions today, we are delighted to confirm that tomorrow’s Santa Train Experience will go ahead as planned 🚂🎅

Ticket holders for Saturday’s trains will be contacted by email. Please bear with us while we deal with inquiries and today’s clean up operation. We apologise for any disappointment caused. (2/2) #StormDarragh

TRAINS CANCELLED TODAY - SATURDAY 7TH Due to the adverse effects of #StormDarragh overnight we have no choice but to cancel the Santa Train Experience services for Saturday, December 7th. We will be back in operation for tomorrow’s trains on Sunday, December 8th. (1/2)

We will be back in operation for tomorrow’s trains on Sun, Dec 8th. Ticket holders for today’s trains will be contacted by email. Please bear with us while we deal with inquiries and today’s clean up operation. We apologise for any disappointment caused (2/2) #StormDarragh

That’s the first weekend of this year’s Santa Train Experience done and dusted 🚂🎅 Thanks to everyone who came to see us and Santa, we hope you enjoyed yourselves! See you again next weekend 🚂🎅 Note: Santa Train Experience sold out. No walk-ins. irishsteam.net

Our #SantaTrainExperience is officially all sold out! 🚂🎅 Our volunteers and Santa’s elves are still working hard behind the scenes to get ready for the big man’s visit from the North Pole 🎅 We can’t wait to welcome you all 🚂🎄 Note: No walk-ins accepted.

Every child's ticket includes a free, high-quality present 🎁 The sensory services are specially designed to cater to those with additional needs and will ensure a calm, comfortable, and magical experience for everyone ✨ See irishsteam.net 🚂

SANTA TRAIN EXPERIENCE LOW TICKET WARNING 🎟🚨 Get yours now at irishsteam.net 🚂🎅 Only a handful of remain for all time slots on Sat Nov 30th, with some for each our special sensory trains on all December dates 🎟🎅 📸1 and 2: Alan Betson/The Irish Times (1/2)

Bord na Móna railcar crossing the boglands near ESB Bellacorick power-station, Co. Mayo; 📸35mm-slide ex IRRS #archives, November 1962. #irishrailarchives

To find out more about what the Irish Steam Preservation Society does and how we do, see our website at irishsteam.net 🚂

We are beyond grateful to be recognised for our dedication to preserving and sharing unique elements of Ireland’s rich industrial heritage for future generations🚂 The award is a testament to the passion of our volunteer team and the support of the amazing Stradbally community🚂

Everyone at the Irish Steam Preservation Society is honoured to have been presented with the Arts, Culture & Heritage Award at Friday night's Community & Voluntary Awards 2024! 🚂🎉 Huge thanks to @LaoisCouncil and @LaoisPPN for this incredible honour🚂

Some of the team were on-site yesterday getting things ready for this winter’s #SantaTrainExperience 🚂🎅 Rusty and the sleeper wagon were the perfect tools for moving some larger items into storage 🚂 Secure your Santa tickets today at irishsteam.net 🚂🎄🎅

A short piece about our recent donation to @StradballyRail tailtetours.com/post/t%C3%A1il…

Did you catch us at the show over the weekend? Share your photos in the comments below! ⤵📸 Tickets are selling fast for the #SantaTrainExperience so don't delay and book today before we sell out! 🎟🎅 To find out more see irishsteam.net🚂

Special thanks as well to @tailtetours for their very generous donation of custom badges featuring our very own Róisín! These were very popular with the public along with the hundreds of you who stopped by to take pictures with Róisín Óg🚂🎅

Our team had an amazing weekend manning the Irish Steam Preservation Society's stand at the Model Railway Society of Ireland 2024 exhibition in Clontarf 🚂 A huge thank you to the organisers for inviting us🚂