Doon Valley Railway

Over het museum

The Ayrshire Railway Preservation Group was formed in 1974 to preserve steam locomotion in Ayrshire. Its collection of industrial locomotives, mostly engines that once worked in the Doon Valley, was first displayed from 1980 as the Scottish Industrial Railway Centre at the former Minnivey Colliery near Dalmellington.

In 2002 the centre moved to the nearby Dunaskin Heritage Centre at the former Dunaskin Ironworks. After council funding for the heritage centre ended in 2005, the railway carried on with steam days using a borrowed locomotive, and regular steam days have run since 2008. The railway has since been reformed under the name Doon Valley Railway.

The collection includes standard gauge Andrew Barclay steam shunting engines, a fireless locomotive, diesel locomotives, and wagons and vans used on local industrial lines. Visitors can take short rides in a directors' saloon and see the collection, which the group describes as a living museum in Scotland's last authentic industrial railway setting. In 2026 steam trains are suspended because the locomotive No. 10 needs boiler repairs, so heritage diesel locomotives may run instead.

Hoogtepunten

• Collection of industrial steam and diesel locomotives, including Andrew Barclay "Pugs"
• Short train rides in a directors' saloon at the former Dunaskin Ironworks
• Fireless locomotive Shell Mex No. 8
• Signal Box Cafe and gift shop
• Driver experience days

Vaste collectie

• Industrial locomotive collection – Steam and diesel industrial locomotives, wagons and narrow gauge items from the Doon Valley's coal, iron and industrial past.

Opgericht

1980

Beheerder

Ayrshire Railway Preservation Group

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Tickets are for a specific departure. They can be bought online or at the ticket office in the gift shop (cash and most cards accepted). Special event trains such as the Spooky Express and Sleigh Bell Special are priced separately.

Toegankelijkheid

• Deels rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift: geen informatie
• Aangepast toilet
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats
• Hulphonden welkom
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

Level access from the car park, with compact gravel surfaces that wheelchairs and mobility scooters can use; there is one accessible parking space and Blue Badge holders can be authorised to park near the gift shop, ticket office, cafe and toilets. Accessible toilets and baby and toddler changing are in the ticket office and gift shop area; there are no toilets at Dunaskin Station or on the train. The directors' saloon is not accessible to wheelchairs or scooters because of its door width, but users can board and be seated with help from the guard.

Kinderen & gezin

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Verschoonruimte

Child fares apply and seasonal family events such as the Spooky Express and Sleigh Bell Special are held. A baby and toddler changing facility is in the ticket office area.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Turn off the A713 at the signposted Doon Valley Railway entrance, at the former Dunaskin Ironworks in Waterside near Patna.

Service & horeca

• Café
• Museumwinkel

The Signal Box Cafe serves breakfast rolls, lunches, sandwiches, soup, cakes and hot drinks; there is a gift shop beside the ticket office.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

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