Downpatrick and County Down Railway welcome ballast wagons from Irish Rail
The 8th and 9th of August saw the heritage railway take delivery of four ballast wagons from Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
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Two-day rail tour in August to visit Cavan & Leitrim Railway
Táilte Tours is to run a two-day railtour in August, which is set to visit the Cavan and Leitrim Railway.
New railtour company in Ireland hopes to give post-pandemic boost to heritage groups
The brand new Táilte Tours is a volunteer led committee that aims to raise funds and awareness for Ireland's smaller heritage railways
Ireland’s oldest heritage railway launches Coronavirus Appeal
The Irish Steam Preservation Society has appealed to the public to help make sure that the Stradbally Woodland Railway and the National Steam Rally by…
LH Group awarded £40m powerpack contract for Class 22000 trains in Ireland
Irish Rail has confirmed that they have awarded LH Group Services, part of Wabtec Faiveley UK) a contract for the maintenance of the 256 MTU R83 power…
2021 – The European Year of Rail?
The Industrial Heritage Association of Ireland has been informed by the European Federation of Industrial and Technical Heritage Association (EFAITH) …
WATCH: Railway Preservation Society of Ireland release video of steam locomotive No. 4
The Railway Preservation Society of Ireland (RPSI) has released a film showing the four-ton wheelsets for steam locomotive No. 4 being lowered into it…
Coronavirus outbreak CANCELS Downpatrick steam trains
The Downpatrick and County Down Railway has announced that they have cancelled all trains on Tuesday 17th March 2020.
Railway Preservation Society of Ireland to hold Model Railway Day
The Railway Preservation Society of Ireland is to hold a Model Railway Day in November 2019. The WRM Model Railway Day will take place between…
Can you beat the steam train at the DownTime Festival?
The Downpatrick & County Down Railway will be running steam trains on the weekend of 16th and 17th June 2018 as part of the new…