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Old 26th December 2010, 12:21
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Nothampton and Lamport

Dont know where to put this really, so if Admin want to move it, it is fine.

Anyway I have read in a December issue of a railway magazine the the Northampton and Lamport railway has had problems with metal thieves visiting at night or when the site is closed. Thats a bad "do" you know, because like every other preserved railway they have people who work very hard for the joy of others and then scumbags come and help themselves.
Disgusting.

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Old 26th December 2010, 15:37
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It happens on most preserved lines unfortunately, there's a report that a complete 4 car ex-southern region EMU will have to be scrapped due to the amount of damage caused by metal thieves at the Churnet Valley Railway. At Chasewater a few years back a complete loco frame from a very historic diesel shunter was stolen overnight, last year 5690 Leander had a load of copper piping nicked while it was parked at Quorn overnight awaiting movement to Loughborough. The Midland Railway Centre reported that a load of carriage door handles went overnight. It's not just the preserved lines that suffer, there was a report some months back that the police nicked a bunch of thieves who had removed a load of copper parts from class 47's parked up at Gloucester depot.

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Old 31st December 2010, 12:42
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yes and if these "low life" get caught, what do they get...a slapped wrist, a fine which they can pay off at a tenner a week and community service.

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