Date: 05/03/2011

Thieves stole a substantial length of copper cable from overhead power lines on the Manx Electric Railway.

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Cable theft 'crime on heritage'

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Thieves steal a substantial length of copper cable from overhead power lines on the Manx Electric Railway.

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