downpatrick steam railway

Downpatrick Steam Railway

Railway Station
Market Street
Downpatrick
Down
Phone: +44 (0)28 44615779

Climb on board for a short train ride - or travel further afield on a special mainline steam excursion. Many engines and coaches are on display in transport museums and railway centres, with memorabilia from the golden age of steam. The first railway in Ireland opened in 1834, and the network quickly reached into all corners of the island. By 1920 almost 3,500 miles of track threaded the countryside and no Irish town was more than 10 miles from a railway station.

Ireland's national railway gauge is 5ft 3 inches. This, together with the widespread use of the 3 ft narrow gauge, makes Irish railways quite distinctive.

Description

Downpatrick Steam Railway

Description

A restored section of the BCDR Downpatrick-Ardglass branch line runs from Market St, Downpatrick, along one mile of standard gauge track, to the grave site of Magnus Barefoot, a viking king. Working engines include steam locomotive Guinness and two E-class Maybach diesels built in Dublin for CIE. Restored signal cabin. Photographic display and model railway in station house. The Golfers' Saloon was used between Belfast and the Royal County Down Golf Club, Newcastle.

Accommodation in surrounding areas

Around North Down

Bed and Breakfast

Down County

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Operated by Gulliver Infores Services, Registered in Ireland, No. 256041.
Registered office: FEXCO Centre, Killorglin, Co. Kerry
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