Attempted cable theft causes train chaos

AN attempted theft of cable from a railway line outside Mexborough train station caused chaos on the network on Wednesday.
By Phil Turner
Published 29th Apr 2010, 11:44 BST
Updated 30th Dec 2016, 03:53 BST

A thief or gang responsible for the attempted theft struck at around 1.45am.

It caused “significant disruption” according to British Transport Police, who said it was an extremely dangerous crime.

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Officers carried out investigations at the scene and are making enquiries in the local community.

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A British Transport Police spokesman said: “No cable is believed to have been stolen but a number of cuts have been made.

“The theft of cable from the railway is an extremely dangerous crime which is costly to the rail industry and causes hours of delays to the thousands of passengers who rely on the rail network.

“The disruption that is caused really is an attack on the community.”

q Anyone with information that could assist the investigation is asked to contact BTP on Freefone 0800 40 50 40 quoting incident 25 of 28/04/10 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.