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Railway thieves steal irreplaceable steam locomotive parts – and then return for more

THIEVES who broke into a railway museum in the Australian capital of Canberra and stole priceless parts from a history-making 140-year-old UK-built locomotive returned two days later to take more items after identifying them during their first break-in.

The thefts from the closed-down Canberra Railway Museum were discovered by shocked volunteers on the afternoon of Boxing Day and their anger and sadness deepened when they learned of the criminals’ return on December 28.

Locked shipping containers were forced open and components taken on the first visit before the two thieves fled after being disturbed by a

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