Downpatrick & County Down Railway

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From mid-June to mid-September, plus December, St Patrick’s Day, Easter, May Day and Halloween, this working railway museum runs steam-hauled trains over a restored section of the former Belfast–Newcastle line, from Downpatrick to Inch Abbey. The ticket price includes a return journey on the train and entrance to the carriage gallery and station museum.

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