British Transport Police has now confirmed an investigation is underway
Police have issued a statement after Manchester train services were hit by the theft of £100k worth of electrical cables. Engineers discovered that the cable was missing when they arrived to carry out work in the Lostock area of Bolton over the Christmas period.
Manchester train services, including those to Manchester Airport, were affected. The line between Chorley and Bolton was closed for the majority of Sunday . British Transport Police Chief Inspector, Adam Swallow said: "Since being made aware of the theft of this high-value equipment from the engineering project at Lostock, we are working at pace to investigate the incident.
"Anyone with any information is urged to call 0800 40 50 40 or text 61016 quoting log 148 – 23.12.24"
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