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Gang pose as contractors to steal 120 tonnes of track

Gang steals 120 tonnes of rail track from GarforthPage last updated at 09:58 GMT, Tuesday, 6 July 2010 10:58 UKfrom the BBCA gang of thieves posing as contractors have stolen more than 120 tonnes of rail track from a storage yard near Leeds, police have said.The thieves are believed to have...

Published on 6 July 2010, 2:26 PM by TedB | 0 comment(s)

Tags: Contractors Garforth Leeds Rails Theft Track

Woman found by Railway with life-threatening injuries

Woman found injured near railway Train services have been suspended on a section of railway line in Glasgow's west end after a young woman was found injured beside the track....

Published on 16 April 2010, 10:39 AM by TedB | 0 comment(s)

Tags: Glasgow BTP Track Trespass Assault

First Rails laid on Airdrie-Bathgate Project

Press Releases MAKING TRACKS: FIRST RAILS LAID ON AIRDRIE-BATHGATE PROJECTMonday 08 Mar 2010 12:30 Scotland’s biggest new railway project in half a century began making tracks today (Monday 8 March), with the installation of the first length of rail completed on the new...

Published on 8 March 2010, 5:10 PM by Orinoco | 0 comment(s)

Tags: Network Rail Airdrei Bathgate Track

Railway workers caught stealing rails for scrap

Railway workers pair stole scrap rail lines Two railway workers stole 18 tons of worn-out line and sold it to a scrap metal merchant in Stafford, a judge heard.The stolen metal came from rail replacement work on the Stoke to Colwich section of the main line, said Mr Richard...

Published on 18 February 2010, 10:03 AM by SaxOnTheBeach | 0 comment(s)

Tags: theft Track

Track problems force train cancellations on line from Carlisle to west Cumbria

Track problems force train cancellations on line from Carlisle to west CumbriaBy Phil ColemanLast updated at 12:29, Wednesday, 03 February 2010 Rail passengers using the service linking west Cumbria to Carlisle have been hit by line defects which have triggered 20 train cancellations since...

Published on 3 February 2010, 8:06 PM by TedB | 0 comment(s)

Tags: delays Track

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