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The copper sheets had been cut to size and designated as new/replacement sections for the fireboxes of several locomotives, including [[82045]], [[47383]] and [[48773]]. In addition, they stole a made-up outside steam pipe from [[1501]] and the chains from the gantry crane. Workflow was not interrupted as the locomotives involved were not at that time being worked upon.
Scene of Crime officers from West Mercia Police studied scrapes on the wall, thought to have been caused by a vehicle and footprints in the dust on the floor. They also obtained CCTV footage of a heavily laden vehicle leaving Bridgnorth, with false registration plates. The railway offered a £5,000 reward for information leading to the recovery of the stolen copper, but to no avail, and the SVR's insurers met the cost of the stolen material in full. Following the raid, the SVR moved swiftly to install new security arrangements.<ref>[https://forum.svr-online.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=1961 DVRA SVRA forum thread, " PR: 'Professionals' target SVR in £70,000 copper plate theft", 27 January 2011] (Retrieved 15 April 2018)</ref>
===New boiler assembly and production===
