Bitton break-in A NUMBER of specialists parts were stolen from the Avon Valley Railway (AVR) on May 5 – including a South African chime steam whistle; a Gresham & Craven vertical injector & water valve; a Gresham & Craven backhead injector; anew copper main steam pipe; three BR Class 08 push-button whistle valves; several BR Standard washout plugs of various sizes; several BR/Nabic fusible plugs of various sizes; several gauge glass fittings & valves; several BR Mk.1 steam heat traps; several coupling rod brasses of various sizes; and a large quantity of brass and bronze billets and offcuts.
Any information should be passed to Avon & Somerset Police using crime reference RAC-4RQKN. Although many AVR assets are protected with Smart Water forensic tagging, unfortunately these items weren’t included.