The Ravenglass Railway Museum opened in 1978 to permanently display a collection of artefacts that had been exhibited at the centenary of the Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway (R&ER) in 1976. It was housed in the former Furness Railway platform shelter on Ravenglass main-line station. Between 2015-2017 it underwent a comprehensive re-development with assistance from the Heritage Lottery Fund, Copeland Community Fund, Fisheries Local Action Group, Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway Preservation Society, Arts Council and Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway Company. The museum was re-designed throughout and extended with a train-shed which allowed the collection of locomotives and rolling stock to be displayed in stable conditions for the first time. On 24th June 2017 it was re-opened to the public by Paul Atterbury, railway author and star of the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow.
