Foxfield appeal after vandals smash Pacer windows

FOXFIELD Railway supporters are rallying round to raise cash to repair a recently-acquired Class 142 ‘Pacer’ DMU which had 24 windows smashed in the third vandal attack in a week.

The intruders also broke signals and stole a CCTV camera after ripping it off a signalbox in the attack, which took place on June 10 between 6pm and 8pm, leaving damage that has been estimated at £25,000 to fix.

The line’s film and social media manager, Ben Wiles, said it was the worst case of vandalism that the line has experienced: “Pacers are not made anymore, so any windows that need replacing will have to be made bespoke.

“We have got examples at the railway that are the only one of their kind in the world.”

The line’s officials are liaising with police on how to best step up security.

Meanwhile, as we closed for press, an appeal at www. justgiving.com/campaign/ FoxfieldAppeal22 had raised more than £3200 towards its £10,000 target.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Staffordshire Police, quoting incident number 190 of 11/06/2022, or telephone 101. Alternatively, people can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.