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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Anthony France

Revealed: Cable thieves cost £12.1million as they bring chaos to London’s train network

Detectives are warning cable thieves bringing chaos to train and Eurostar services their activities “will not be tolerated”, as the bill reached £12.1 million and caused over 202,000 hours of delays.

British Transport Police hit out after one brazen offender, Frank Lane, 47, was jailed for stealing metal from a railway depot in broad daylight.

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