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A group from the IRSE (Irish Section) on their visit to Downpatrick.
A group from the IRSE (Irish Section) on their visit to Downpatrick.

September 22, 2025

Day: 22 September 2025

IRSE Irish Section visit Downpatrick

A group from the IRSE (Irish Section) on their visit to Downpatrick.

Last Thursday we played host to a visit from the IRSE (the Institute of Railway Signal Engineers), Irish Section. Our chairman, Robert Gardiner, gave an overview of our railway’s story over the past 40 years, following which our Chief Civil Engineer, David Crone, discussed our future signalling plans and how we propose to achieve them. […]