Train services to and from Bolton will be disrupted this Sunday after a high-voltage cable worth £100,000 was stolen. The theft, which occurred in the Lostock area, has forced the closure of the line between Chorley and Bolton. The cable powers electric trains, and the theft comes just one week before the line was due to be energised.
There will be disruption to trains to and from Bolton this weekend after high-voltage cable worth £100,000 was stolen. Engineers discovered that the cable was missing when they arrived to carry out work in the Lostock area of Bolton over the Christmas period.
The theft was carried out just one week before the line was due to be energised for the first time, on New Year’s Day. Rail bosses say they are working with police to 'find and prosecute those responsible.' Christian Irwin, Network Rail’s capital delivery director, apologised for the disruption. “I am very sorry to passengers who will be impacted by the rail closure between Chorley and Bolton on Sunday,” he said.
“We are working closely with the British Transport Police to provide additional security measures and to find and prosecute those accountable.”
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