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DCDR's David Crone showing off our 'new' tablet
DCDR's David Crone showing off our 'new' tablet

May 2017

Railway Memorabilia Returns Home

DCDR's David Crone showing off our 'new' tablet

The volunteers of the Downpatrick & County Down Railway are celebrating after a little piece of local railway heritage comes home nearly 70 years after the original line closed. But what is that metal disc that our Chief Civil Engineer David Crone is holding? DCDR curator Neil Hamilton explained “We managed to win this original […]

Spring Bank Holiday Trains

We’re running steam trains on Monday, 29th May for the Late Spring Bank Holiday. If you’re looking for a great way to spend the afternoon, come rain or shine our steam train will be running and can give you and the kids the experience of train travel as it used to be. All our usual facilities will […]