Date: 23/07/2017

Vandals have caused thousands of pounds of damage to heritage railway carriages used in the filming of TV drama Downton Abbey. Eight teak carriages on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway in Pickering had windows smashed overnight, with furniture and fixings also ruined. The carriages, dating from 1930 to 1950, have regularly been featured in films and television, the railway said. North Yorkshire Police is investigating the attack.

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Windows were smashed overnight and fire extinguishers were used to soak furniture and fittings.

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The unique ex-GNR teak Invalid Saloon no 3087, built at Doncaster in 1909. The coach was modified in more recent times to incorporate an 'observation end'. The vehicle is seen here on the rear of a NYMR train leaving Pickering for Grosmont in June 2013.
Location: Pickering
Company: Whitby and Pickering Railway
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S15 no 825 runs into Levisham station from Grosmont on 2 October 2009 hauling the LNER teak coach set.
Location: Levisham
Company: Whitby and Pickering Railway
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Sir Nigel brings a southbound train into Goathland on 18 October 2009. The leading carriages are LNER teak stock which look the part, especially with an A4 on the front even when it is in post Nationalisation Blue.
Location: Goathland
Company: Goathland Deviation (North Eastern Railway)
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