Downpatrick and County Down Railway
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Downpatrick Railway takes a trip to Buggleskelly
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The Downpatrick & County Down Railway and the Strand Arts Centre have teamed up for a special screening to help raise funds for the flood stricken line’s relief efforts.
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Downpatrick diesel gala marks 30 years of the ITG
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STEAM gave way to internal combustion power at the Downpatrick & County Down Railway (DCDR) on October 12 as the Irish Traction Group (ITG) celebrated three decades of diesel locomotive preservation. Visitors travelled from both sides of the border, and from across the Irish Sea, to join in the celebrations, which saw ITG stock in…
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Downpatrick completes Bulleid ‘Park Royal’ restoration
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PASSENGERS are once again able to experience travelling in one of Córas Iompair Éireann’s (CIÉ) Park Royal carriages after the Downpatrick & County Down Railway (DCDR) completed the restoration of 1955-built Brake Standard Open No. 1944. The vehicle emerged from the DCDR’s workshops on November 24 for its first gauging runs over the line behind GM…
