Equipment stolen from preserved diesels.
 

Is this the work of souvenir hunters or something more sinister?

This appeal for help has been posted on various rail forums.

POST ON BEHALF OF TONY MIDDLETON, R906G

Gents, we need your help to find out who the person or persons are
who have stolen both sets of
GEC Control Cards from 37905 & 37906.
37905 Cards were last seen some two weeks ago,37906 was last used on
the 10th April and noticed on Saturday 14th April.STOLEN....

So the question is who would want these Cards as they are of no use
to any other class 37 unless its is
37796-37803 37905-906,
We would like the Cards returned ASAP as our locos are of no use with
out them,to replace them would cost us in the excess of £50k? so
would you all put the word around that these Cards have been stolen
from the Severn Valley Railway and at Meldon Quarry.
A reward of £3000 is on offer for information leading to names of the
people who have stolen them and the safe return of the Cards.

IF YOU ARE THE PERSON WHO HAS STOLEN THEM,PLEASE RETURN THEM ASAP.

The POLICE have been informed and thay are taking the theft
seriously.

If you have any information that may help in the return of the Cards
you can contact me at the following email,
d444.middleton@: <mailto:d444.middleton%40btinternet.com>
btinternet.com or my phone 07900132128 text or voice
message.

ALL WE WANT IS THE CARDS BACK IF YOU CAN HELP PLEASE DO IT FOR THE
BETTER OF OUR LOCOS.

Thanks Tony Middleton

RUSTON906 GROUP and on behalf of BREL

John,

I have copied your appeal and am now going to post it on the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway Association Site.

John H-T.

dont want to appear thick here but what on earth are GEC Control Cards ??
what function do they preform ?
what do they look like ? (size, colour etc?)

i will inform a couple of railway sites that i am a life member of.

I've no idea KB !!
I am assuming that they are some sort of circuit boards but they don't arf sound expensive.
Thanks to everyone for passing on the appeal.