projects
- - Steel signage- Crank-powered audio players- Interactive steam engine cab Website: donegalrailway.com
Donegal Railway Museum
Donegal Railway Heritage Centre is considered one of the county’s hidden gems and is located just 300 metres from Donegal Town Centre. Donegal had the largest narrow-gauge railway network in the British Isles, and uniquely, amongst steam engines and railcars, operated one of the first railway vehicles with an internal combustion engine in the world. This fascinating museum celebrating Donegal’s railway heritage is based in one of the few remaining original station houses, which opened in 1889. The museum which has just been upgraded comprises railway rolling stock, interesting artifacts, displays, a video presentation, model railways, a reference library, a shop and much more, including that famous Donegal welcome! In 2021, Mirador Media was commissioned to produce and install interactive audio displays containing interviews of past employees through crank-activated audio stores built into bespoke signage. Installed in June 2022, Mirador produced the first of its kind in Ireland - an interactive railway cab for a Doegal steam engine, kindly funded by the Heritage Council. Mook from Mirador gives a quick preview here of what it can do.