Inch Abbey railway station
Inch Abbey railway station is a station on the Downpatrick and County Down Railway, a heritage railway in Northern Ireland. It is the terminus of the railway's North Line and serves Inch Abbey, a ruined monastery and local tourist attraction of Downpatrick notable for its use as a filming location in the HBO show Game of Thrones.
Inch Abbey railway station
A DCDR steam train departing from Inch Abbey on its way back to Downpatrick. Down Cathedral can be seen in the background.
Downpatrick and County Down Railway
The Downpatrick and County Down Railway (DCDR) is a 5 foot, 3 inch gauge heritage railway in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is operated by volunteers and runs passenger trains using steam and diesel locomotives, diesel railcars, and vintage carriages. The railway has approximately three miles (4.8 km) of track in a triangular-shaped layout, which connects the town of Downpatrick with the historical sites of Inch Abbey to the north and King Magnus’ Grave to the south. It also houses a museum of railway artefacts and rolling stock originating from both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, dating from the 1860s to the 1980s.
The DCDR logo, based on a monogram design used by the BCDR
The original Loop Platform viewed from the South Junction. The line to the left originally led to Belfast, while the line to the right leads to Downpatrick
O&K No. 1 at Downpatrick
O&K No. 3 Pulls a train out of Downpatrick in 2006