Police are investigating the theft of equipment from a locomotive at Ashburton railway yard sometime between Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning.
Police were advised at 11am on Thursday morning that a large quantity of equipment, including 24 railway detonators, a fire extinguisher and a hand held communications radio were taken.
"The detonators are placed on the tracks to act as a warning there is an emergency ahead. They are pressure detonators, so when a train runs over them, they explode as a warning," says Senior Sergeant Matt Emery.
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