Drumawhey Junction Railway Station
Drumawhey Junction Railway
& Model Engineering Society
The Society operates a 7 1/4” gauge railway called Drumawhey Junction Railway, located at Four Road Ends on the Upper Gransha Road, midway between Bangor, Donaghadee and Newtownards in Northern Ireland. Click here for directions.
The original Belfast & County Down Miniature Railway Society was established in 1991 with the aim of building a miniature railway complete with locomotives, carriages and buildings for the pleasure of the members and the general public.
In 2022 it amalgamated with the Model Engineers’ Society of Northern Ireland and became DJRMES.
“From my point of view, being a member of the Society is all about camaraderie. The camaraderie of being part of a team. A team requiring many skills...”
The DJRMES is a cross-community organisation with a broad mix of people who help to develop and run the railway, build their own locomotives and other model engineering projects or just enjoy being part of a group of like-minded people.
The 7 1/4 inch gauge railway has an interesting track plan incorporating both a tunnel and a lattice steel bridge and 2km of track with varied routes. A signal box controls the turnouts, colour light and semaphore signals. The track is laid with steel rail and the turnouts were built by the members.
Additionally there is a raised track to accommodate 5 inch and 3 1/2 inch gauge engines and rolling stock.
