[Dawnrider]

You must have seen this in the paper. I've not read it myself as we don't get newspapers,but I saw it at Dad's house in the Northern Echo. Apparently a gang has stolen about 500 pins out of a stretch of track up in the north east to sell. Thing is all they will have got is about 100 quid,but what cost to lives it could have incurred! Now on our way back from York on the 7 PM Newcastle train we were delayed because someone had stolen the signal cables,probably to sell the copper. As a result we had to divert via Eaglescliff and when we got near Darlington we had to wait for a platform to become available. It was near enough 9.30 by the time we got home with two tired and crabby kids! Bloody idiots!