£20,000 of damage caused by vandals at Hamilton rail maintenance yard
Vandals have caused £20,000 of damage at a railway yard in Hamilton.
Vandals have caused £20,000 of damage at a railway yard in Hamilton.
The incident took place between 4pm on Wednesday November 9 and 1.30am the following day at a maintenance yard in Clydesdale Street in the South Lanarkshire town.
Damage was caused to railway engineering equipment, including two mobile elevated work platforms, fire extinguishers and cabinets.
Detective Constable Kevin Foulis said: "I would like to speak to anyone who saw or heard anything out of the ordinary in the Clydesdale Street area in the early hours of November 9.
"A considerable amount of damage was caused to railway equipment, and acts of vandalism like this will not be tolerated.
"It is likely that there was a lot of noise, so please if you heard anything that could help with our investigation, contact me via the 61016 text number or by calling 0800 40 50 40, quoting reference 196 30/11/16."