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| Spate of cable theft disrupts Aberdeen to Inverness trains | Spate of cable theft disrupts Aberdeen to Inverness trains |
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| More cable has been stolen from the Aberdeen to Inverness railway line in a spate of vandalism over four days. | More cable has been stolen from the Aberdeen to Inverness railway line in a spate of vandalism over four days. |
| Network Rail said a further 100m needed repairs between Huntly and Inverurie and it hoped to have it fixed by mid-afternoon. | |
| Train services had just been returning to normal on Tuesday after about 800m of cable was cut the previous night near Leith Hall, Kennethmont. | Train services had just been returning to normal on Tuesday after about 800m of cable was cut the previous night near Leith Hall, Kennethmont. |
| The rail operator said it was working closely with British Transport Police. | |
| The first theft saw a mile of signalling cable stolen, and resulted in no trains running between Inverurie and Huntly on Sunday and Monday. | The first theft saw a mile of signalling cable stolen, and resulted in no trains running between Inverurie and Huntly on Sunday and Monday. |
| Replacement buses are to run between the two towns until about 14:00 while the latest repairs are carried out. | Replacement buses are to run between the two towns until about 14:00 while the latest repairs are carried out. |
| Organised crime | |
| Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill told BBC Radio Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme metal theft was not a victimless crime. | |
| He said: "Whether it's the danger to life and limb on a railway track, whether it's the theft from war memorials that are deeply distressing - it's entirely unacceptable. | |
| "But all of this is big-time serious organised crime, a lot of it comes from the value of metals because a lot of it is being exported to south east Asia or elsewhere. | |
| "We are taking action and indeed there is some sign of progress notwithstanding that these recent incidents have highlighted the social and economic consequences for our country." |