Unknown vandals have sprayed graffiti on two of Bulgaria’s newest trains, the Bulgarian State Railways BDZ announced Monday.
The vandals’ deed was discovered early Sunday morning by a motorman, who found one of the Siemens-made electric trains “Desiro” at Sofia’s Central Railway Station sprayed all over.
A similar incident occurred on December 21, when vandals managed to spray graffiti on another Desiro train during a 15-minute stop at the Central Railway Station even though they were chased away by the motorman and the railway staff.
BDZ has put 25 brand new Siemens-made “Desiro” trains in exploitation in 2008 alone. This cost the state-owned company over EUR 117 M.
The company expresses its disappointment from the vandalism acts directed at its new trains which usually include not only spraying of graffiti but also hurling stones at their windows, and stealing parts of their equipment such as fire-extinguishers and side mirrors.
[Via:www.novinite.com]