About County Donegal railway restoration CLG

The Award Winning Donegal Railway Heritage Museum is considered one of the county’s hidden gems and is located just 300 metres from Donegal Town Centre. Donegal had the largest narrow-gauge railway network in the British Isles, and operated one of the first railway vehicles with an internal combustion engine in the world. Uniquely, this fascinating museum celebrating Donegal’s railway heritage is based in one of the few remaining original station houses, which opened in 1889. The recently refurbished museum comprises of railway rolling stock, including an original 1907 Donegal steam engine, “Drumboe” (the first engine to return to the county in many decades), Ireland’s first interactive railway cab for kids big and small, interesting artefacts, displays, a video presentation, audio presentations, model railways, a reference library, a shop, a coffee hut and much more. Check out our Facebook page for additional information.