Vandals cover heritage train in graffiti in 'mindless' attack at Spa Valley Railway
They have caused thousands of pounds worth of damage
Vandals have caused thousands of pounds worth of a damage to an historic train in Kent.
Spa Valley Railway in Tonbridge Wells have branded the attack that happened on Easter Sunday as mindless.
The 1317 - which is the only original un-refurbished example of its type in the world - has been left covered in graffiti.
Volunteers at the railway who've spent thousand of hours restoring it say they're devastated.
In a statement on their Facebook Page, Spa Valley Railway said:
"Today our volunteers have had to spend time away from other essential projects to try and remove the graffiti but as you can see the paint is beyond saving.
"We preserved 1317 in 2004 and thousands of volunteer hours and thousands of pounds have gone into restoring the unit over the years and for this to happen is just devastating. The unit is in full working order, regularly looked after and seen operating along the line it was built for.
"If you know anything about who might be culpable please contact us privately and we will ensure anything passed to us is only shared in confidence to the relevant authority.
"The whole of the unit will now need to be repainted. This is going to cost us time and money we simply don't have and will take away much needed day-to-day revenue we would otherwise be spending on the Broom Lane Bridge project."