DCDR Features in New BBC Documentary

In BBC Radio Ulster’s “Stories in Sound” series this week, John Bennett investigated the story of the 1945 Ballymacarrett railway disaster on the old Belfast & County Down Railway in “An Accident Waiting to Happen”. John Bennett learns how a series of errors and poor decisions, dating back many years, led to the worst accident […]
“On the Right Track” for New Rails!

Railway volunteers at the Downpatrick & County Down Railway were celebrating a major milestone this weekend in a large scale track renewal at the town’s heritage railway station, as they take advantage of the winter break to carry out some essential work. The entire length of track that runs along the station platform has been […]