Halloween Trains – Spooky Events At the Railway
There’s something strange happening at the Downpatrick & County Down Railway this Halloween. There’s ghosts on the platforms and ghouls on the train, it can only be the return of the Phantom Flyer for the railway’s Halloween Ghost Trains! “Anyone who visits on Halloween weekend is in for a double treat,” says Railway spooksperson, Robert Gardiner. […]
Now on sale! Santa Steam Train tickets for the Lapland Express
Tickets for our annual Santa trains, The Lapland Express, are now on sale. For full details, see our special Lapland Express webpage.
Summer trains are over… next stop Halloween!
Another successful summer of steam trains (and the occasional diesel too) has come to an end. We’d like to thank all our visitors for supporting us, and we hope you enjoyed coming to see our railway and experience travel the old-fashioned way. We’re closed now for a few weeks, to allow us to carry out […]
Last chance to catch the train this summer
There’s still time to catch the train this weekend at the Downpatrick & Co. Down Railway before the last summer train pulls out of the station. The Railway is running its last trips to Inch Abbey this weekend, Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th September, as part of the European Heritage Open Days, and in the […]
Diesel Delight at Downpatrick
Heritage diesel traction has its turn in the limelight this August Bank Holiday weekend, as the Downpatrick & County Down Railway turns over its passenger trains to diesel locomotives for one day only, Sunday 28th August. Railway Chairman, Robert Gardiner said, “This is your only chance to experience classic 1950s and 60s Irish diesel locomotives […]
Steam into Summer at Downpatrick
With County Down catching the summer sun, the steam train is once again about to head out along the Downpatrick Marshes to Inch Abbey at the Downpatrick & County Down Railway. If you’ve ever taken a walk or a cycle along the Comber Greenway or Dundrum Coastal Path, you might know it was a former […]
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 […]
No. 3’s restoration is under way!
It’s a big day for our steam fans today – as it’s not just Flying Scotsman that needed a big overhaul, its baby Irish cousin with German parentage also needs some TLC. Our locomotive O&K No. 3’s overhaul has taken a big step forward today – as its boiler has been shipped off for major […]
Bundoran Jct Progress
Work continues apace on the Bundoran Jct Signal Cabin – or Downpatrick East, as we should maybe call it! The barge boards have gone on recently, and don’t they look well? Look our for more updates on this soon. Thanks to our friends in Heritage Lottery Fund (NI) for funding this work.