Formula One pit stop, ITG style. While the rest of the Downparick crew were busy shuttling the 450 class railcar back and forth on Lapland Express trains, four ITG volunteers set to work replacing four seals in 121 Class locomotive 124’s brake actuators in around 15 minutes. The Santa train hadn't even completed a round […]

With inclement weather bringing the threat of flooding at Downpatrick on Saturday 15th November, we decided to move the most at-risk locomotives and other stock to higher areas within the station. Ths shunt involved moving 124 and  G617, along with DCDR's 80 Class power car No.90.  Although, thankfully, this action ultimately proved unnecessary, it was […]

As part of the preparation work for the Downpatrick & County Down Railway's "Phantom Flyer" Halloween ghost trains, last Saturday our 121 class loco 124 was used to haul a special train to Inch Abbey to transport the volunteers working on getting the station ready for the ghoulish visitors. The team (many of them also […]