Only seen.photos of Phoenix on short trip workings to Lifford with a few Van's only. Or rare photos shunting at Stranorlar much dig through our photo archive again in Donegal Town at the end of this month.
Stories are usually about the Ballyshannon branch Railcar
Derry Road closed on Sunday Feb 14th 1965 but the 3 Donegal stations only had passenger trains on a Saturday!
The point I was making is that a small group with no operational Railway was able to raise funds for a new loco with money from enthusiasts for their future plans with less problems than a similar scheme would face in Ireland.
See this will require about 250,000 to fund the restoration work and that a fund raising campaign has been launched already. We shall see from experience what happens !
Could be the last time to see DD sets at GVS as it will close in May for the work on.the new Transport Hub
Rail services to Hub due to start in.late September 2024
Same problem in Derry when the Council took over the Museum they drove the enthusiasts out and closed the railway/museum out within months for 15 years to save money!