Downpatrick and County Down Railway

The Downpatrick and County Down Railway (DCDR) is a 5 foot, 3 inch gauge heritage railway in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is operated by volunteers and runs passenger trains using steam and diesel locomotives, diesel railcars, and vintage carriages. The railway has approximately three miles (4.8 km) of track in a triangular-shaped layout, which connects the town of Downpatrick with the historical sites of Inch Abbey to the north and King Magnus’ Grave to the south. It also houses a museum of railway artefacts and rolling stock originating from both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, dating from the 1860s to the 1980s.

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Downpatrick & County Down Railway
heritage railway, United Kingdom, 

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Location: 54.326, -5.722, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Clough Castle ⓘ
  castle  

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  Jordan's Castle ⓘ
  state Care historic monument in Northern Ireland

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  Sketrick Castle ⓘ
  castle in Killinchy, County Down, Northern Ireland  

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  Hillsborough Castle ⓘ
  castle in Royal Hillsborough, County Down, Northern Ireland  

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  Rowallane Garden ⓘ
  Historic garden in Northern Ireland

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  Seaforde House ⓘ
  country house in Seaforde, County Down, Northern Ireland

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  Down County Museum ⓘ
  Museum in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

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  Downpatrick and County Down Railway ⓘ
  Heritage Railway in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

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  Castle Ward ⓘ
  country house in Northern Ireland

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  Ulster Aviation Society ⓘ
  museum in Lisburn, Northern Ireland

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  Irish Linen Centre and Lisburn Museum ⓘ
  museum in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

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  Exploris ⓘ
  aquarium in Portaferry, Northern Ireland

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  Mount Stewart ⓘ
  Historic house museum and garden in Co. Down, Northern Ireland

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  Museum Of Orange Heritage - Schomberg House ⓘ
  museum in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

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1599 Sketrick Castle

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1799 Hillsborough Castle

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1819 Seaforde House

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1760 Castle Ward

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1968 Ulster Aviation Society

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1979 Irish Linen Centre and Lisburn Museum

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1987 Exploris

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2013 Mount Stewart

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2015 Museum Of Orange Heritage - Schomberg House

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Downpatrick Railway Museum

A Passing Steam train

E421 shunting at Downpatrick

Approaching the South Junction

Unusual Load

A Ghost Train

A Steam train approaching

Downpatrick and County Down Railway (01)

Downpatrick and County Down Railway (02)

G's Under The Cathedral

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	castle		Clough Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Jordan's Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1599	Sketrick Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1799	Hillsborough Castle	castle, archaeological site	Wikidata
site	garden		Rowallane Garden	garden	Wikidata
site	garden	1819	Seaforde House	garden, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Down County Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Downpatrick and County Down Railway	heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum	1760	Castle Ward	historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum	1968	Ulster Aviation Society	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1979	Irish Linen Centre and Lisburn Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1987	Exploris	zoo, public aquarium	Wikidata
site	museum	2013	Mount Stewart	house, art museum, historic house museum, historic house	Wikidata
site	museum	2015	Museum Of Orange Heritage - Schomberg House	museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Downpatrick Railway Museum		Commons
commons	image		A Passing Steam train		Commons
commons	image		E421 shunting at Downpatrick		Commons
commons	image		Approaching the South Junction		Commons
commons	image		Unusual Load		Commons
commons	image		A Ghost Train		Commons
commons	image		A Steam train approaching		Commons
commons	image		Downpatrick and County Down Railway (01)		Commons
commons	image		Downpatrick and County Down Railway (02)		Commons
commons	image		G's Under The Cathedral		Commons