Foyle Valley Railway Museum

After the last remaining line of the County Donegal Railways Joint Committee (CDRJC) closed in 1960, an American airline businessman named Dr Ralph Cox bought a large number of its assets, including many pieces of rolling stock.

[1][2] In 1970, the North West of Ireland Railway Society (NWIRS) was set up to acquire and preserve what remained of Dr Cox's collection.

This was given the name Foyle Valley Railway and there were plans to extend it along the CDRJC trackbed to as far as Prehen Park, however it only ever reached a length of 300 metres (330 yd).

This was on the site of a former goods yard of the Great Northern Railway (GNR) near what was previously Foyle Road station.

[4][5][6][7] In October 2000, the council made a decision to take over the running of the museum and railway from the NWIRS due to health and safety concerns.