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The Scottish Industrial Railway Centre is now the Doon Valley Railway which is an industrial heritage railway operated by the Ayrshire Railway Preservation Group (ARPG).
ARPG owns a number of standard gauge steam locomotives and diesel locomotives as well as some narrow gauge items and an extensive collection of photographs.
The centre was based at the former Minnivey Colliery (grid reference NS474072 ), Dalmellington, East Ayrshire, Scotland, from 1980; but, following problems with the lease, the Group decided in 2002 to move the centre to the nearby Dunaskin Heritage 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During 2005 council funding was withdrawn from the Dunaskin Heritage Centre causing it to close, but the railway was still able to start running steam-hauled rides at the Dunaskin site, using a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 of Andrew Barclay Sons & Co. steam locomotives.
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The centre is home to a wide variety of goods wagons including British Railways 16 ton mineral wagons and pallet vans, the latter having been formerly owned and operated by Scotch Whisky manufacturer Johnnie Walker. The railway has a London, Midland and Scottish Railway Inspection Saloon which has currently been repaired.
