Donegal Railway Heritage Centre, Heritage railway museum in County Donegal, Ireland.
The Donegal Railway Heritage Centre is a railway museum in County Donegal that displays historic trains, carriages, and transport equipment housed in the restored old station building of Donegal Town. The collection includes various vehicles and items from when rail service was essential to the region.
The railway facility began as part of a regional network built from the 1860s using narrow-gauge trains. Service ended in the mid-20th century, and the site was later preserved as a museum to document this transportation past.
The centre is run by the County Donegal Railway Restoration Society, which restored the old station house and opened the museum in 1995. Its displays include an audio-visual presentation on the County Donegal Railways Committee, which ran narrow-gauge lines from 1863 to 1959. The museum shop and information centre also serve visitors.
The centre occupies the old station house of Donegal Town's former railway station, where the museum, information centre and shop are all indoors. The rolling stock, including the 1907 Class 5 locomotive "Drumboe" and the 1893 Series 2 carriage No. 28, is displayed on site, with some items still awaiting restoration.
The centre keeps Class 5 locomotive "Drumboe", built in 1907 and restored by 2021, alongside Series 2 Carriage No. 28 from 1893. Two planked goods vans, one numbered 12, are also held, while Railcar No. 15 (1936) and Trailer No. 5 (1929) await restoration.
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