[URGENT] Stolen English Electric Pistons

[Aureol]

All,
I am very sorry, and annoyed, to report that scum is on the loose yet again.
On Sunday 7th September 2008, 4 new pistons, which belonged to A1A Locomotives Ltd.'s 31418, had been reported stolen.
3 of these are in "as lifted" condition with rings and the other 1 is clean and minus rings, and as they are new they do not have stamps on the crowns, though are identifyable by A1A working members.
The pistons are of a standard EE design and can fit any English Electric 'V' engine from class 20 to 50.
The Midland Railway Trust and the Police have been notified of the thefts, and if anyone here has seen anything or knows anything to do with the thefts, please send me a PM ASAP, as a new set would cost the group a hefty £3000.

Thank you,

Daniel Baggaley (Aureol) on behalf of A1A Locomotives Ltd.

 

[TheSlash]

They will of been melted down already mate.
Nobody would nick them for another loco as somebody else would soon start wondering where they came from.

 

[heart-of-wessex]

sorry, but why the hell would anyone want to steal pistons for then just waste them, in what i dont know,. Can;t keep anything safe anymore

 

[TheSlash]

Scrap metal.

 

[5872]

Scrap metal.

What a sad way to make money if your a chav (I'm not implying your a chav slash)

 

[Phoenix]

At the moment as horrible as it is to say you most likely wont get them back the only thing that can be done is to tighten up security and catch as many of the pikeys as possible.

 

[TheSlash]

Pikeys, 5872. Remember these are the sort of people that steal plaques from war memorials just to melt them down.

 

[5872]

Pikeys, 5872. Remember these are the sort of people that steal plaques from war memorials just to melt them down.

Stealing bits of a war memorial is sick :roll: hock:, should be put in the war and shot themselves to bits almost.

 

[EE Type 3]

What a sad way to make money if your a chav (I'm not implying your a chav slash)

Not chavs, but people who want to make alot of money, and you'll get alot with that lot.

 

[P156KWJ]

Weren't 37901's testcards stolen a couple of years back? Were they ever recovered?

 

[EE Type 3]

Weren't 37901's testcards stolen a couple of years back? Were they ever recovered?

901s and 906s GEC control cards were pinched a while back, not found so cards from 37/8s in Spain had to be purchased and shipped over.

Add to that an oil pipe of some description was lifted from 50040 when it was being dismantled.

Someone likes EE!

 

[P156KWJ]

We have the EE preservation society at Rudd! Won't be them though.

 

[Aureol]

Yeah, with a 20 and a 37, is it?
Not exactly preserving the English Electric fleet, just 2 of them
Look at the Class Forty Appeal, we're called the Class FORTY Appeal, but have 3 different classes, more EE locos that the so-called EE Pres Society


Done. 8)

 

[EE Type 3]

Yeah, with a 20 and a 37, is it?
Not exactly preserving the English Electric fleet, just 2 of them
Look at the Class Forty Appeal, we're called the Class FORTY Appeal, but have 3 different classes, more EE locos that the so-called EE Pres Society


Done. 8)

Isn't 37314 going into green, to cover for when the 40 isn't well.

 

[P156KWJ]

Yeah, with a 20 and a 37, is it?
Not exactly preserving the English Electric fleet, just 2 of them
Look at the Class Forty Appeal, we're called the Class FORTY Appeal, but have 3 different classes, more EE locos that the so-called EE Pres Society


Done. 8)

And a class 73 oh, and 2 class 20s actually

 

[Aureol]

And a class 73 oh, and 2 class 20s actually

MER!

Isn't 37314 going into green, to cover for when the 40 isn't well.

No comment on the colour
But it won't be for when the 40 isn't well, it's just because the DafT are being idiots regarding the 40 moving to Loughborough by road
Bloody twonks!
Oh well, at least we may well get another play at the GCR 8)