Daily Mail: Smallest train robbery-2 collectors=court battle

[NewcastleFlyer]

Gee, I wish some more letters are allowed in the subject heading!

From this UK Daily Mail Online article. (from 25 Sep 2008)
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Note that again it seems as though people see the train (& bus) hobby as "bizarre", yet car enthusiasts don't seem to be seen as bizarre.

The smallest train robbery: Two collectors in bizarre court battle over a stolen £31 toy train
By Tamara Cohen
Last updated at 1:30 PM on 25th September 2008

If the Great Train robbery was the greatest heist in British history, this effort could steal the title as the smallest.
Nonetheless the colourful plot takes in backstabbing, lies, sworn enemies and a bungled theft.
It is the bizarre world of the model train enthusiasts, after one collector accused another of stealing his toy train, a Lima Class dcc model train worth £31.30.
Sworn enemies: Model train enthusiast Michael Vaughan with his beloved Lima Class dcc train that was stolen by fellow collector Paul Bowdler. . .

[jtiffin]

This is not good.

[markpullinger]

Hi, Interesting that Lima never actually made a Peak model - class 37 & 55 maybe got the same bonnet - but not the 1CO OC1 Bogies! Now if they had said Mainline or Dapol or Bachmann - it might have been a tad more accurate!

Mark

[cyllabranch]

Now if they had said Mainline or Dapol or Bachmann - it might have been a tad more accurate!

Mark

Model train enthusiast Michael Vaughan with his beloved Lima Class dcc train that was stolen by fellow collector Paul Bowdler

They didn't really say it was a peak either, it was only the picture that showed it was a peak. Acording to them its a DCC class loco! No doubt Michael Vaughan said it was a Bachmann peak but then it was changed. Lima was proably the first thing the Daily Mail found for model train peak class in google probably

EDIT: Also just noticed the loco is being held over a open Bachmann 44 box and a class 47 in BR green with a Lima Collection box is next to it. That may be why.

EDIT again! Prehaps it was the 47 just they wanted the peak because it looked better or some stupid reason like that.

[ForburyLion]

Summing up, his solicitor Chris Bowles told the bench: 'You have got to decide. Does this case hit the buffers or is the prosecution on track?

That's almost as old as Stephenson's Rocket.