Copper theft is delaying thousands of trains and causing millions of euro worth of damage to rail infrastructure across Europe. You may wonder why thieves stealing a metal could be so significant as to stop trains from running. Well, because trains can’t run at all without copper. It is the essential component in things like signal cables, grounding wires and power lines. Without them, trains don’t have the power or communications to run. Why do thieves want to steal copper?One tonne could be sold to a metal recycling facility in the UK for around £6,600 (€7,726) last March, according to a UK …
