The Donegal Railway Heritage Centre commemorates the operations of the County Donegal Railways Committee which operated two

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County Donegal County Donegal ( ; ga, Contae Dhún na nGall) is a county of Ireland in the province of Ulster and in the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the town of Donegal in the south of the county. It has also been known as County Tyrconne ...

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

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. 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

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, "Drumboe" built 1907, already (2021) restored * Restored Series 2 Carriage #28 from 1893. *

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#15, built 1936, undergoing restoration. * Trailer #5, built 1929, undergoing restoration.

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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

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Rolling stock

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