Donegal Railway Heritage Centre

The Donegal Railway Heritage Centre is a bright and fun museum dedicated to recording the complete story of the narrow gauge railways of Donegal. The County Donegal Railway and the Londonderry & Lough Swilly Railway, at 225 miles, formed the largest narrow gauge railway system in north-west Europe. The story is told through informative large illustrated wall-boards, and on a variety of DVDs shown in two locations on our audio-visual systems which can be watched in comfort while enjoying a hot or cold drink and a snack. The onsite shop sells DVDs and other souvenirs. The museum houses a variety of beautifully constructed models in various scales, some of which can be seen in operation.

Donegal Railway Heritage Centre also has the largest digitised collection of Donegal railway photos in the world, a selection of which is on automatic presentation for visitors. There are several items of restored County Donegal Railway rolling stock as well as others in the process of being restored. The museum is open from 10am 5pm all year, with weekends by appointment only. Special opening arrangements can be made by prior booking through 00 353 (0)74 9722655.