05 July 2022
|
In between the hours of 11.30pm and 3.30am last Friday, July 1st, a storage container at the locomotive repair facility of the Great Central Railway, Loughborough, was broken into.
A representative of the railway has made an initial estimation that the theft of the copper piping, steam boiler valves and fittings, and an expansion link to name a few, has a replacement value of up to £50,000.00.
Most of the parts are for the locomotive, Boscastle, owned by Boscastle Locomotive Ltd, which is currently undergoing a major restoration in the workshops of the Great Central Railway and has little value as scrap metal. The restoration of steam locomotives requires most of the parts to be manufactured for that restoration, requiring highly skilled engineers to carry out the works.
The team carrying out the restoration is devastated by the theft after all the long hours they have put into manufacturing the parts. The police have attended the site and the team is currently awaiting any information from them.
If anyone has any information, The Great Central Railway is hoping to be able to offer a reward for any information that will help us to catch the thieves and retrieve the parts.
More details to follow soon…
Your weekly World of Railways newsletter
Are you subscribed to our weekly email newsletter? Don't miss the latest news, reviews, modelling advice and competitions.
Comments
Login or register to add a comment