Vandals have plastered the sides of three Warrnambool train carriages with graffiti that would have taken hours to complete, police say.
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The attack, which was reported to police at 6am Sunday, has been condemned by police who say it will cost V/Line thousands of dollars to remove.
Leading Senior Constable Greg Kew said the vandals would have needed ladders or milk crates to stand on in order to reach the sides of the train, and dozens of spray cans.
However, he said the vandals left no evidence behind. “It wasn’t the job of an amateur,” he said. “It’s huge. It’s like a mural.
“It’s not the first time trains have been targeted in Warrnambool.”
Senior Constable Ross Hatton said it would have taken the vandals three or four hours to complete the graffiti.
The carriages had to be used for the Sunday morning Warrnambool to Melbourne service, and when the train was going through Geelong about 10am, the driver noticed two young people videoing the train. Police were notified and the pair were questioned.
Meanwhile, two young men caught street racing on Raglan Parade in Warrnambool on Friday night told police they were just having a bit of fun.
Sergeant Dave McDonald, of Warrnambool police, said the P-plate drivers would be charged after they were caught travelling 100 km/h in a 60 km/h zone about 11.30pm.
“They stated to police they were Holden and Ford fans respectively and having a bit of fun pitting their cars against each other,” he said.
He said both vehicles would be impounded for 30 days. A car stolen from Beamish Street about 11pm on Saturday night was later found abandoned on Sunday at the corner of Coghlans and Rooneys roads. The silver VE Commodore wagon was stolen from outside the owner’s home while he was at a party at another address.