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The Scottish Industrial Railway Centre is now theDoon Valley Railway which is anindustrial heritagerailway operated by the Ayrshire Railway Preservation Group (ARPG).
ARPG owns a number ofstandard gaugesteam locomotives anddiesel locomotives as well as somenarrow gauge items and an extensive collection of photographs.
The centre was based at the formerMinnivey Colliery (grid referenceNS474072),Dalmellington,East Ayrshire,Scotland, from 1980; but, following problems with thelease, the Group decided in 2002 to move the centre to the nearbyDunaskinHeritage Centre (NS441083).
During 2005 council funding was withdrawn from the Dunaskin Heritage Centre causing it to close, but the railway was still able to start running steam-hauled rides at the Dunaskin site, using a borrowed locomotive.
A lack of locomotive availability curtailed operations during 2006 and 2007 but, following the completion of the boiler swap and overhaul of Andrew Barclay 0-4-0ST N.C.B. No. 10, a series of successful steam days have been held since 2008. In 2023 the group were told that the buildings they use are to be sold.
This centre has now been reformed as the Doon Valley Railway (DVR) and ARPG are the management of this railway.
The museum has a collection ofAndrew Barclay Sons & Co. steam locomotives.
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The centre is home to a wide variety of goods wagons includingBritish Railways 16 ton mineral wagons andpallet vans, the latter having been formerly owned and operated byScotch Whisky manufacturerJohnnie Walker. The railway has aLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway Inspection Saloon which has currently been repaired.
