Our diesel gala on Saturday 29th August is completely sold out – please do not travel to the railway if you have not booked.

Old orange and black diesel locomotive being carried on a lorry.
Old orange and black diesel locomotive being carried on a lorry.

June 2, 2025

Day: 2 June 2025

Historic GM locomotives join the Downpatrick fleet

Old orange and black diesel locomotive being carried on a lorry.

Were you stuck in a massive traffic jam on the road from Lisburn to Saintfield on Sunday 1st June? Sorry, that was us! We had a rather large delivery arrive at the railway. A year of planning, paperwork, negotiations, behind the scenes work, disposals, and tracklaying has paid off, as four diesel locomotives belonging the […]