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RF News 25th August 2009 14:37

Gang steals disused railway track (BBC News)
 
Thieves who took more than 72 tonnes of disused rail track from a rural part of Lancashire are sought by police.

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Audiman M6 AEN 25th August 2009 14:56

According to the BBC local news today, thieves have stolen £50,000 of copper cable causing disruption on the lower Darwen line in Lancashire. They seem to think they were dressed in high Vis clothing so nobody would bother them.

steam for ever 25th August 2009 15:16

Oh bleep bleep bleeping bleep!
Why must our fun be ruined by these people?

garrat 26th August 2009 07:39

On the lamport railway in northampton they broke into a peak class loco and ripped out the wiring and took that along with other metal.there is a pub/rest next to the line and no one saw or heard a thing.


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