WELCOME TO THE DOON VALLEY RAILWAY
The Doon Valley Railway is run by the volunteers of the Ayrshire Railway Preservation Group (Registered Charity No: SC016127)
DVR DEVELOPMENT FUND
Project 1 - Rolling Stock Shed
FUNDING REQUIRED: £80,000
TOTAL RAISED £0 (as of 5 Oct 23)
Project 1A - Wagon Repair Shop Museum
FUNDING REQUIRED: £30,000
TOTAL RAISED £6053.50p (as of 5 Oct 23).
Donate below by pressing the big blue 'DONATE NOW' button, every penny and every pound will always be put towards these projects.
About Us
Doon Valley Railway
Doon Valley Railway
Doon Valley Railway
The Doon Valley Railway is operated by the Ayrshire Railway Preservation Group, which was formed in 1974 to keep steam alive in Ayrshire.
Our aim is to create a living museum where historically significant industrial steam and diesel locomotives can be seen working in Scotland's last authentic industrial railway setting.
Our locomotive coll
The Doon Valley Railway is operated by the Ayrshire Railway Preservation Group, which was formed in 1974 to keep steam alive in Ayrshire.
Our aim is to create a living museum where historically significant industrial steam and diesel locomotives can be seen working in Scotland's last authentic industrial railway setting.
Our locomotive collection is largely based upon engines which worked in the Doon Valley.
Open Days
Doon Valley Railway
Doon Valley Railway
We are currently unable to hold any open days as we are having to vacate the leased buildings which are used for the museum, cafe, shop and toilets.
We are working on developing new visitor facilities and will re-open when these are available.
Updates will be posted on the website as well as our social media pages, so follow us to keep up to date with developments at the Doon Valley Railway.
Volunteer
Volunteer
Volunteer
The Doon Valley Railway is operated by Ayrshire Railway Preservation Group (ARPG) and entirely run by volunteers, simply without our volunteers our railway would not survive. We have a range of roles, duties and responsibilities to suit your skills and experience.
We are particularly interested in people who wish to volunteer on our Open D
The Doon Valley Railway is operated by Ayrshire Railway Preservation Group (ARPG) and entirely run by volunteers, simply without our volunteers our railway would not survive. We have a range of roles, duties and responsibilities to suit your skills and experience.
We are particularly interested in people who wish to volunteer on our Open Days to become Customer Service Assistants within our Gift Shop, Ticket Office and Museum. We also have roles such as Ticket Inspectors, Guards, Station staff and there is also the opportunity to train for roles such as Fireman and eventually as Steam and Diesel locomotive drivers!
Away from the Open Days and working hard behind the scenes is team work that makes the dream work! We have set maintenance days usually every Tuesday and Saturday and offer a variety of roles and duties that are critical to to ensuring we operate a safe and successful railway for all to enjoy. See our membership and volunteer page for further information.