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Clarence House on Twitter: "The Duke of Rothesay visited the Royal Deeside Railway today and was able to drive a refurbished train which was damaged (https://twitter.com/ClarenceHouse/status/856539470853746688)

Honestly, vandals are the absolute pits! Nothing to do, bored, and so they try to damage a train. It's wonderful that it's been repaired and I bet Charles really enjoyed driving it. Shades of William doing the same thing in Canada, though I think Charles has probably driven locomotives before. 

QuotePrince Charles drives freshly restored steam engine

Prince Charles was seen this Monday looking very cheerful as he stood in the engine room of a classic gauge steam and diesel hauled locomotive he helped to restore after the railway had suffered extensive damage at the hands of local vandals.

Volunteers at the Royal Deeside Railway Preservation Society were shocked to discover in August 2015 that various parts of the engine had been significantly damaged whilst in storage, in particular, the double-glazed windows in the Mark 2 carriage and a nearby locomotive engine. The total costs of the damages were estimated to have been in excess of £10,000.

Through The Prince of Wales's Charitable Foundation, Prince Charles was able to donate a significant sum towards restoration and repair costs, which allowed for an immediate start on repairing and cleaning up the damage caused by the vandals. A core team of volunteers were on head to spearhead the effort, along with support from various other channels, and in total, the Royal Deeside Railway was able to raise £15000 towards the project.

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Prince Charles drives freshly restored steam engine – Royal Central (http://royalcentral.co.uk/uk/charlesandcamilla/prince-charles-drives-freshly-restored-steam-engine-81047)