And that’s it. Moyexit – ‘Moyasta Exit’ is complete! On Sunday 27th July 2025, the fourth and final ITG locomotive from Moyasta arrived in Downpatrick for the next stage in its preservation story, as A class loco A3R touched down on Downpatrick tracks at last. Loading took place at Moyasta on Saturday 26th July, with […]

Saturday 28th June saw another day of testing and debugging the new arrivals at Downpatrick saw 146 in multi with 190 and 124. With hours of head scratching and problem solving behind us, we could just put the locos to bed. But that would be too easier. Instead, we hauled all three locos out, and, […]

Our volunteers continue to test our preserved 121 class loco, 124, at Downpatrick, with another start-up taking place on Midsummer's Day, 21st June. We attempted to record the event in better picture and audio quality than the first start a week earlier. It wasn’t as dramatic as there was a lot less grot to blow […]