TWO TEENAGERS have been arrested after historic carriages belonging to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway were vandalised.

North Yorkshire Police say two boys aged 17 have been arrested and released while under investigation and they expect to make further arrests as the inquiry continues.

Overnight between 10pm on Saturday, July 22 and 7am on Sunday, July 23, seven teak train carriages at Pickering Train Station were seriously damaged, with windows smashed and the inside of the train carriages trashed, with tables and chairs upturned and broken.

The set of carriages date from 1930 to 1950 and have been used in historical films, including the remake of Dad's Army and Testament of Youth, as well as being used in the popular drama Downton Abbey.

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It happened during a busy weekend for the heritage railway, which was marking its 60s Fest with thousands of visitors.

Enquiries are continuing and police are urging anyone who has any images from the incident to forward it to North Yorkshire Police at; general.enquiries@northyorkshire.police.uk

Anyone with any other information that could assist the investigation is asked to contact North Yorkshire Police on 101, select option 2 and pass information to the Force Control Room.

If you wish to remain anonymous, you can pass information to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Please quote reference 12170129575 when passing on information.