'Festival Express' carriage No. 728 returned to service at the Downpatrick & County Down Railway on St Patrick's Day. It was built in 1951 by the UlsterTransport Authority for the new train commissioned by the Northern Ireland government as part of its contribution to the Festival of Britain celebrations. The loco entered preservation at the D&CDR in September 1991, and was used as a waiting carriage during Halloween and Christmas operations until July 2012. Restoration to original condition of what is believed to be the sole-surviving carriage of the 'Festival Express' train has involved 10,000 hours of work by 10 volunteers over two years.
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机译：728号“节日快车”在圣帕特里克节那天在唐帕特里克和唐郡铁路恢复服务。它是由阿尔斯特运输管理局（UlsterTransport Authority）于1951年建造的，这是北爱尔兰政府委托为庆祝英国不列颠音乐节（Bestival of British）庆祝活动做出的贡献的新火车。机车于1991年9月在D＆CDR进入保存阶段，并在万圣节和圣诞节期间用作等待的运输工具，直到2012年7月。据认为，这是“节日快车”的唯一幸存运输工具，已恢复到原始状态。两年来，共有10名志愿者参与了10,000小时的工作。
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