Derbyshire Constabulary are appealing for help in their investigation into a graffiti attack on two 1980s Pacer diesel units at the Midland Railway Centre at Butterley near Ripley in Derbyshire.
Between 7 pm on Saturday, 20 April and 8.30 am on Sunday 21, April, graffiti was sprayed onto the exterior of the train carriages numbers 141113 and 142011.
Officers investigating the graffiti attack are appealing for witnesses and information, and have released an image of the graffiti that had been painted on the carriages in the hope that someone may recognise the graffiti “tags” in their bid to trace the vandals.
If anyone recognises the graffiti “tags” or has any information about the attack, Derbyshire Constabulary would like them to get in contact using any of the following methods and quoting reference 24000231744:
- Using the crime reporting tools on the Derbyshire Constabulary website at https://orlo.uk/w2Ppz
- Via Facebook by sending a private message to the Derbyshire Constabulary Facebook page
- By direct message to Derbyshire Constabulary contact centre via X (Twitter) @DerPolContact/
- By the non-emergency contact number 101.
Last month, thieves raided Eardington station on the Severn Valley Railway, and railway carriages were set on fire at the Rushden Historical Transport Society base in Northamptonshire base.
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Yet the big cop shop is just across the field, so obviously plod is tucking into cake instead of looking out for scrotes…
These characters always attack public transport. They never attack illegally parked cars. Also how do they get to locations off the beaten track. Go figure.
While commercial train companies have their own facilities to remove graffiti, the Midland Railway is a registered charity which relies on volunteers to run it’s popular train services and maintain its stock. The two Pacer vehicles were donated to the line to be restored to their original condition and run as a 1980’s train. All these mindless vandals have done is to cause damage, waste many hours of time and cost hundreds of pounds. All they want is to leave their mark, like a dog fouling a lamp post.
This is a disgrace , what is wrong with the minds of the people who do this ?. You even see it on new built infrastructure. And while some are quite artistic , it still doesn’t give them the authority to damage something in that way
.Yes those trains were absolutely hated in their day, but they probably saved a few branch lines, and so deserve preserving , as a step along the journey if the history of rail in the UK. Given their importance, live or loathe them , whomever did this , if caught should not only be very heftily fined , but should be ordered to work at the railway , firstly to remove the damage they caused , and then they should then assist in the railway , doing whatever tasks the railway needs
If it looks nice why not invite the vandals to your home, your comment is only sensible if you would be happy for your house and car to be similarly decorated.
Why don’t we start restricting the sale of aerosol paints? I bet many more are used for vandalism than for fixing cars. And this is such an environmentally negative ‘hobby’ in every way. Cut off the supply. I think we are not thinking outside the box.
It looks quite nice to be honest