The chairman of a County Down heritage railway says vandals have damaged three steam-hauled carriages.
The chairman of a County Down heritage railway says he is “heartbroken” after damage was caused to three vintage steam-hauled carriages after the premises was broken into.
Robert Gardiner said the Downpatrick and County Down Railway premises was broken into on Friday at about 15:30 BST.He said that the damage would cost thousands to repair.He thanked Newry, Mourne and Down PSNI for their "swift response and assistance". "Our volunteers, who contribute so much to the Downpatrick community and have worked so hard to repair last year’s flood damage, are absolutely devastated that their hard work has again been set back by pointless destruction".The Downpatrick and County Down Railway is a private charitable heritage railway organisation which operates steam and diesel train services on three miles of track in Downpatrick.
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