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Porirua man charged over copper theft that disrupted Wellington rail services

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Porirua man charged over copper theft that disrupted Wellington rail services
NZ Herald
NZ Herald1 hrs ago
Porirua man charged over copper theft that disrupted Wellington rail services
Kilometres of copper have gone missing from the rail network in recent months.
RNZ
RNZ1 hrs ago
Second arrest after attempt to steal railway copper disrupts train travel in Wellington
During the incident a cable was severed, causing signalling faults which required train services in the capital to be suspended while emergency repairs were undertaken.
Stuff
Stuff🏁 first to report2 hrs ago
Man arrested after alleged copper cable theft brings Wellington trains to halt
Police say damage to a signalling cable at Takapu Road Station forced train services to be suspended while emergency repairs were carried out.
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