A Mold based security company has come to the aid of the Llangollen Railway following the vandalism of several of its historic items.

The incident took place in August 2021, where two 60-year-old railcars were daubed with graffiti and had windows broken.

Parallel Security quickly contacted Llangollen Railway to offer their services.

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Francis Johnson (managing director) and Mel Pengelly (director) of Parallel Security met with Phil Coles (vice chairman) of Llangollen Railway to discuss what had happened and how Parallel may be able to help this from happening again.

The Leader: The vandalism caused in August 2021The vandalism caused in August 2021

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After several site surveys and discussions, a plan was put together and offered to Llangollen Railway free of charge to help protect their carriages and engines from potential theft and vandalism in the future.

The Leader: Francis Johnson, Mel Pengelly and Phil ColesFrancis Johnson, Mel Pengelly and Phil Coles

Parallel has provided the railway with state-of-the-art CCTV, which is now installed at the rail yard. 

Francis Johnson said: “It was great to be able to support Llangollen Railway in this way. It is vitally important to our business to support the Welsh community in this way and we are more than happy to support the railway on an ongoing basis to enable the services it provides to the public to continue without disruption from theft and vandalism."

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Phil Coles said: “We’ve had a lot of challenges over the past 12 months and could really have done without damage to the rolling stock that we have been able to retain.

"Parallel’s generous support to manage our security is very much appreciated indeed. It’s a great example of how local businesses can pull together and support one another through challenging times”.