Arson attack at Rushden Heritage Railway 

What pisses me off, is that all these kids have all the top of the range mobile phones, PlayStation, Xbox yet they still have to come out and destroy something that doesn't belong to them, it's an absolute disgrace. As far as I'm concerned, they need to be caught, taken to court, but rather than sending them to a young offenders, they should be made to volunteer at that railway for 5 years, and be made to get there hands dirty in some work, but first of all, sell there phones and PlayStation or what ever they have to keep them entertained, to go towards having to replace that old carriage which they destroyed.

What a disgrace and our wonderful history is being erased. You're more likely to get banged up if you have hurt someone's feelings these days. Thank you for highlighting this, Purple.

Cheers Purple. Condolences to the Rushden heritage Railway and the people of Rushden. I completely agree with your comments Purple, when as a society are we going to start valuing things again?, fed up with this no consequence, no accountability blame something else mentality-and that’s just the Police!. I’d better shut up before I really get into gear!, all the best for now.

Hi purple x Ryan x co 😢 I feel sorry for all the volunteers who spend all their free time restoring these trains and then have to witness this mindless destruction.😢😢😢

This breaks my heart man, this is my local heritage railway. So sad 😢

Hello Purple, a long time before you were born in the year 1963, a documentary entitled Branchline Railway was made by the BBC,i itcwas about the Somerset and Dorset railway. Sir John Betijmin saw an old GWR auto coach that was later vandalised and his comment was priceless, he said some people hate things well made, it gives them a guilty conscience.

Heartbreaking. As a nipper I was a bit of a scally but never anything like this. It shamed me what I got up to that I finished up joining the Fire Service as an adult. Turned out that many of my colleagues there did the same in their youth. Ended up on the receiving end of teenage arson. It will play on those kids minds what they've done at some point down the line (no pun intended).

Terrible to see this, and it looks a decent area too but i guess we have scum everywhere now with no fear at all of punishment.

That’s absolutely disgusting how these youths are allowed to get away with this and more disgusting that police refuse to do nothing about it why aren’t police doing the job they are paid to do this is so frustrating

Two questions:- Why can't kids leave things alone that don't belong to them? and Why TF aren't the POLICE doing anything about it? We may as well have Chief Wigam as our chief of police!

Such A shame, The other night two pacers were graffitied at Midland Railway Butterley. This is not the first time Butterley have been targeted, as back In January a class 108s windows were shattered and one of the signal boxes windows were also smashed in. There was also the issue with Orton Mere signal box. It is such a shame Heritage railways should need to take security actions to try and tackle these offenders, just because these idiots make the "effort" to spoil everyone elses enjoyment and hard work. Midlessness. Glad to see that you are as enthusiastic about it as I am.

I hope, now you've highlighted it on your channel, that someone will either know who did this, and hand them in, or the police will do something about it. It's disgusting what some kids of today do. As you said in the video, that carriage was a part of our history, and now it's ruined.

Lots of comments criticising the police inaction. It now seems endemic across the whole country. The only thing I would say in defence of the police is that cuts in funding around the country have meant there is now a significant shortfall between the numbers we need to police effectively and the numbers in post or in training. My heart goes out to all those who dedicate their time to restoring rolling stock, only to have it destroyed by mindless thugs/idiots.

So sad and pointless, we had graffiti problems on the S.V.R. some time ago, cost a lot of money to put right. If only they would join and help out on the railway. Thanks purple.

What a waste. What are the parents saying when their kids come home smelling off smoke. Like you said in video POLICE where 🤔 are you.

I had lots of great times on mk1 another great coach possible gone to the scrap man great video well presented love your style 👍

I'm very sorry about this loss and awful that these trouble makers can easily get away with destroying property of public importance. BR Mk1's are in my opinion the nicest type of railway coach and it was with short sighted stupidity that so many were scrapped after withdrawal from mainline service.

Absolutely heartbreaking! Just stumbled across this video, had a look at your channel and want to say hello from a new subscriber. Fully agree with everything you said in this video. Something needs to happen. I can kind of get my head around them breaking in and having an explore or hanging out in that carriage (not that I agree with trespassing on a heritage railway) I can even understand them grafittiing something (again don't agree with it but can sort of get why it appeals to them) what I can't understand is why they feel the need to burn it down, what does that actually achieve?

How Horrible as a Volunteer (and Youth!) That is disgraceful, think of all the time and money it took restoring that carriage

When the culprits are caught they and their parents need long prison sentences. After their release they should be made to pay for the damages. I lived in Rushden about 40 years ago, returned last year for a visit. Appalling state of the town. I will never go back. 😢

When the police aka public servants do nothing, that's when the community gets a group of adults together & patrols & does their job like a police community officer. Other towns have started to do the same these days...

Its so sad these people do this , and as i volunteer at a local heritage railway , and we have incidents of kids causing vandalism, and also i am a part owner of 2 airliners which we are restoring, i really think heritage railways and aviation museums and other heritage museum sites need to get our government to do something and make doing damage a serious crime and penaltys that will make these kids think twice.

I am disgusted that those criminals who gone and do that.

Not sure which is the bigger disgrace, the arson attack which destroyed the mk1 coach or failure of the local police to take action against the culprits.

Absolutely sickening just mindless vandalism by youths who have no respect for anything 😡 hopefully the youths will be caught and appropriate action taken as god knows what it has done to the morale of the volunteers who give up their free time to restore these heritage vehicles I am absolutely shocked by the totally mindless behaviour 😮

We closed the youth clubs where youthful energy could be channeled to adult respect. What does this railway do to engage with the local people? Or is it run like a private club?

Tragic. Another piece of history destroyed.

This is normal behaviour of our society today unfortunately, its very sad to Hear news like this this week it's not been the only one , makes me sick. Irreplaceable.

Sad times this is how kids these days get there buzz if no balloon gas or weed or it may be someone who is a arsonist?I hope it gets restored as I visit the east lancs in bury and the hours of graft and the detailing that goes into restoration of these items is mind-blowing

So sad to see this. We could all go creeping around doing this sort of vandalism, but most of us don't, and never would. It takes better people to take a neglected old railway carriage and restore it. I feel sad for the people who had been working on it before this happened. Regarding grafitti, I hate it, however "artistic", and feel that it's biggest fans are the spray can and paint manufacturers.

Hi There Again my real Name is Mr Cannadine T. Boxill-Harris, I have another interesting idea for most of you Class 507, Class 508, Class 313, and Class 314 and that also includes those interesting Class 315 Fans out there, rather than scrapping most of those Class 507, Class 508, Class 313's Class 314 including the Class 315's maybe you guys can convert them. Including the refurbishment into the Volvo TD102KF Engine, Leyland 680 Engine, Volvo B10M Engine, Scania N112 Engine, Cummins M11 Engine, Gardner LG1200 Engine, Gardner 6LXB Engine, Gardner 8LXB Engine, Class 507, Class 508, Class 313's, Class 314's and the Class 315's and convert all of them into a 2 Carriages and Three Carriages of the Class 313's, Class 314's and that is including those Class 315's for most of us Class 314 and Class 315 Diesel Train Fans Pretty PLEASE. Are you still going to do this interesting type of Project for all of us out there Please?

It's not just the police, it's the courts who need to take a lot of the blame. The police go to the effort of catching them, charging them, and the courts just let them off with weak sentences. The police are then wasting time running after the same repeat offenders.

kids have nothing better to do in my day we had youth clubs discos such a shame

So sad. Is it rebuildable? If the frame is fixed back to the chassis and then refitted? Maybe a gofundme?

We were asshats when we were kids, but we did not destroy stuff that we knew meant something to folks and never touched anything historical. Not kids, young thugs or assholes.

What about putting up the blue boxes with the cameras in like the new housing developments use or just send the boys round,

One thing that amazed me when we was watching them try and put.it out was lack of water and no hydrant near by

Heartbreaking. Police and other liberal institutions seem to want us to accept all of this is part of modern life and we should stop whinging.....

Sadly, that coach is now only fit for scrap. The Rushden site, is like too many heritage railways, not as secure as normal commercial premises would be. Even so, we should never use that as justification for vandalism or arson..

Sad indeed. 😢

A bit of volunteering on a heritage railway should be encouraged in schools. Trackwork, painting, cleaning it's all good stuff and helps to show youths the level of dedication that's required to run and maintain a facility like this. Breaks my heart when I see stuff like this.

This is a horrible thing to do!

Sounds like the local community lack confidence in the Police and even being from over the pond, I can see why. This is destroying English heritage and it may not be some famous statue or painting, but it is still our heritage that cannot be replaced. England is not the same country I left and to be honest I do not know if I would recognize it if I came back. I hear talk of conscription into the armed forces to bolster the numbers and it sounds that people like this gang may learn a thing or two about how to behave in our society from it.

Very sad to see. I travel in Mk1’s every week and they are lovely old coaches.

Very sad to see this,seems police have lost control now days,when i was lad this wouldnt have happend.

bad kids of today.... fail to understand the concept of historic heritage vehicles, they can't comprehend it so they destroy it for what.... afew likes of there roadmen mates, won't be laughing when there caught if the police do anything! arsons a serious number inside, endangerment to life especailly with a fire of that scale.

This is a real pity. Is it possible to re edit the video to show what the coach looked like before?

Funny how you have to wear Hi Vis or you'll get in trouble and yet the youths who did the damage didn't wear Hi Vis and they don't get in trouble.

You can save this coach

It's awful about the arson at Rushden heritage railway. I wonder how long ago this happened

Theres no repairing that now, better off selling bits they cant use for scrap.

Its sad that this is my generation doing this :( I love old trains...poor coach :(

What are the plans for the coach now?

So sad

Let me make a suggestion to you 1 the police will do nothing they are to busy chasing down motorists for every conceivable offence to gain money for thee coffers 2 install electricified fences around your property seeing you dont seem to have a shed 3 apply to the government for a grant to enable sheds to be built In my experience you are fighti g a losing battle if the kids càn get to it they will destroy it

such a shame 😞

Awful, just like 273. Im sick of this.

Well upset about this

There was an arson attack at Avoncroft museum a few years ago, again like here all the hard work done ruined by some morons who think it's funny

What a shame! I hope that it can be repaired at some time. On a similar vein, ru-vid.com6_zZw5_Hkjg But that wasn't arson. Imagine seeing that going through your town!!

Hi purple from Dan

Security guards would be helpful

if it was repaired by local muslims the police would have a armed guard there its the way now

Why don't the councils open a disused building and have courses run something different every day and get a diploma at the end better than arson, also should bring back borstal.