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Down Heritage Railway - Know Your Place | Saintfield Library

Saintfield Library, 15 Ballynahinch Road, Saintfield, Down, BT24 7AD
Downpatrick and County Down Railway (DCDR) is welcomed at Downpatrick Library

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Come along to Saintfield Library and hear more about our local Downpatrick and County Down Railway (DCDR), Ireland's only full-size operational heritage main-line railway. Neil Hamilton, Museum Curator, will tell their story. How they grew from a small band of determined enthusiasts in 1985 working in a field; to an award-winning main-line heritage railway.

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Season (10 Mar 2026)
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Tuesday14:00 - 15:00

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