Vintage railway targeted in two burglaries

A vintage railway has said staff and visitors are feeling the impact after two break-ins.

Bodmin & Wenford Railway has been targeted twice in recent weeks, with access to the carriage forced and alcohol and food stolen.

Police are appealing for witnesses to the break-ins. They said the most recent incident happened overnight between 26 and 27 March, a week after the first incident.

A spokesperson for Bodmin & Wenford Railway said they believed £800 to £1,000 worth of goods were stolen.

The spokesperson said: "We've had to keep our little bar that we have on the train closed for a week over the Easter holidays - so obviously there's a loss of earnings - but there's damage to the carriage and obviously all the stuff that he actually stole as well.

"The thief broke into the donation box as well and took all the money out that people have donated so quite a big impact for a little charity heritage railway."

They added visitors had also been impacted because they weren't able to get the "full experience" as they were unable to go to the bar on board.

The spokesperson said the crew had fixed the damage so the attraction was now open but were having to empty the train every evening in case the thief returns.

"It makes it really unnerving actually because sometimes we work until late and it goes dark on the station and it's actually made us feel quite insecure about being here by ourselves in the dark," the spokesperson said.

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