Gloucestershire steam railway raided for £60k of metal [BBC News]





Date: 22/07/2011

Thieves stole £60,000 of metal after raiding the headquarters of the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway. Brass, copper and bronze components were stripped from locomotives and rolling stock at the base in Toddington, Gloucestershire.


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Metal stolen from steam railway
Steam locomotive on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway line (Photo by Paul Stratford)

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Thieves steal £60,000 worth of metal from the headquarters of the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway.

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