Well Done Ian!

One of the Downpatrick &Co. Down Railway’s own has been chosen as Down District’s Tourism Hero for 2008. Ian Davis, 82, has been a stalwart of the volunteer-run tourist attraction for over 20 years, and received the accolade from Down District Chairman Eddie Rea and the BBC’s Noel Thompson at this year’s award ceremony, held […]

Railway Hopes Tamper Will Mean Goodbye to Picks and Shovels!

The Downpatrick and County Down Railway gave a “lift” to an unusual train today. The machine, known as a ‘tamper’ was acquired from Northern Ireland Railways and was delivered to Downpatrick after being craned onto a lorry at NIR’s Adelaide Depot in South Belfast. Andy Cook, Infrastructure Manager with the DCDR, explains that this is […]