Sick vandals trash station on rail crash anniversary

Transport Police vow justice after Stonehaven was targetted

Published 12th Aug 2021

Flower beds at Stonehaven railway station have been destroyed on the first anniversary of the train derailment that killed three people.

The deplorable act of vandalism'' came just hours before a memorial plaque was unveiled at the Aberdeenshire station and a minute's silence was held in tribute to the victims of the crash on Thursday.

British Transport Police is reviewing CCTV and Scotrail said it will work to ensure that those responsible are brought to justice''.

Images on social media show brightly coloured flower pots in tatters and flowers strewn all over a platform at the station, with Scotrail saying the vandalism happened late on Wednesday.

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