Donegal Railway Heritage Centre

Railway museum in Donegal, Ireland

54°39′25″N 8°06′30″W / 54.656949°N 8.108222°W / 54.656949; -8.108222Typerailway museumOwnerCounty Donegal Railway Restoration LtdPublic transit accessAbbey Hotel bus stopWebsitedonegalrailway.com

The Donegal Railway Heritage Centre commemorates the operations of the County Donegal Railways Committee which operated two narrow-gauge railways in County Donegal from 1863 until 1959. The County Donegal Railway Restoration Society restored the centre, which opened in 1995 and is housed in the old station house in Donegal Town. Today, it operates as a visitor attraction comprising a museum, information centre and shop. On display are rolling stock, historical artefacts and an audio-visual presentation on the railways’ history.

Rolling stock

The centre owns several items of rolling stock, some awaiting restoration.

Class 5 Locomotive, "Drumboe" built 1907, already (2021) restored
Restored Series 2 Carriage #28 from 1893.
Railcar #15, built 1936, undergoing restoration.
Trailer #5, built 1929, undergoing restoration.

References

Sources

Website of the County Donegal Railway Restoration Society
Donegal Town Website
Heritage Centre web page
Kits for many of the passenger coaches and locomotives are produced by Worsley Works - website

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