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A grandfather has spoken of his devastation after a lifetime’s train and shipping memorabilia collection – as well as his grandsons’ Thomas the Tank engine train set – were stolen in a “targeted burglary”. Mark Housden, 66, of Comberton, said the discovery of the theft had left him on the floor weeping as he surveyed the wreckage of the room where he kept collectors’ items from famous trains and ships, as well as rare limited edition model trains. Police have told Mark that they believe the break-in was targeted as only the most valuable items in the collection, “worth thousands”, were stolen….

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