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28th, 29th & 31st October 4pm-7pm

Halloween Scream Trains

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Visit Santa this Christmas at our railway

Lapland Express 2017

Photo: Morgan Young

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Halloween Scream Trains 2017- tickets are now on sale!

Sep 17, 2017

Saturday 28th, Sunday 29th and Tuesday 31st October, 4pm-7pm Book your Halloween tickets now - go to our online ticket office! Travel on our Scream Train to the haunted graveyard to meet the wicked witch and her friends, then onward to visit Merlin in his haunted...

European Heritage Open Days – 9th & 10th September

Sep 4, 2017

LAST CHANCE TO CATCH THE TRAIN There's still time to catch the train this weekend at the Downpatrick & Co. Down Railway before the last summer train pulls out of the station. The Railway is running its last trips to Inch Abbey this weekend, Saturday 9th and Sunday...

New MP and MLA Visit DCDR

Aug 21, 2017

New South Down MP Chris Hazzard and MLA Emma Rogan visited the Downpatrick & County Down Railway last Saturday to see for themselves the exciting extension plans for the local heritage railway. The elected representatives were taken out on a light engine as far is...

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