Railway Launches Ambitious Track Renewal Project
For many people the New Year heralds a chance to be ‘out with the old but for the volunteers at Downpatrick and County Down Railway time their spring clean is a different proposition. They have decided to replace a large section of the track. After nearly 3,000 people travelled on Santa’s Lapland Express, the heritage […]
Hope for the Ballydugan Extension?
The DCDR’s long held ambition to complete its extension to Ballydugan could finally have received some welcome news. Down District Council is considering vesting land so that the heritage railway line can be extended, linking the town with the hamlet of Ballydugan. The extension of the Downpatrick and Co Down Railway (DCDR) has been in […]