Thieves derail bid for a world record

[Metroland]

A TV celebrity's world record attempt to build the longest model railway was repeatedly thwarted yesterday – by spoilsport thieves who stole parts of the track.

James May, of BBC Two's Top Gear, had helped unite 400 railway enthusiasts to build a toy track stretching the 10 miles from Barnstaple to Bideford, and run miniature trains along it.

But their efforts were dogged with difficulties when sections of track, and even the battery which powers the trains, were stolen. In another incident, coins were dropped on to the track, blowing the battery.

Yesterday, Rod Garner, secretary of the Tarka Valley Railway Group, branded the vandals' behaviour "appalling".

He said: "It's a community effort. Everyone is doing it for free, and to have some idiots come along and ruin it really annoys everyone involved. It's just sad that they have nothing better to do."

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[mumrar]

To all of the people complaining when some forummers champion the death of railway trespassers and vandals, this is the kind of person we are dealing with. People who have a choice to better themselves, or remain in the gutter of society attemting to drag anyone they can down with them.

What could anyone possibly achieve through these acts of sabotage. People used to be what made Britain great, it's now people that take the shine off the place!

 

[Dennis]

They should have strung up and energised some 25kV knitting around it; that would have shocked the thieves

 

[JustinStacey.x]

To all of the people complaining when some forummers champion the death of railway trespassers and vandals, this is the kind of person we are dealing with. People who have a choice to better themselves, or remain in the gutter of society attemting to drag anyone they can down with them.

What could anyone possibly achieve through these acts of sabotage. People used to be what made Britain great, it's now people that take the shine off the place!

Damn right.

 

[43021HST]

I got an idea weld the track together so that it cant be nicked.

 

[GNERman]

its just rude and awful, ruining someone's fun and efforts...

 

[43021HST]

I got an idea weld the track together so that it cant be nicked.

I solder my track together on my trainset so that I get better connection and it keeps the layouts shape. I dont know about if need to take it apart.

 

[Dai.]

It baffles me that they have nothing better to do, what do they plan on doing with it?!

You can see him coming up to his mates
'hey boys, look what I got!'

Ooo impressive my friend. You've stolen a piece of plastic..

 

[dan_atki]

The posts regarding British immigration are very much off-topic and bear no relevance to the original post. As such they've been removed.