[article] Seven level-crossing gates stolen in northwest

[dowlingm]

Originally Posted by James Howard

Given that it would take two or three men working for several hours.

Perhaps there's a quick release on the gates to allow impact damaged gates to be replaced rapidly? Seems like a well planned effort to get that many before the alarm was raised.

[Mark Gleeson]

These are heavy duty farm gates.

They would be bolted in place so would be very quick to remove with the right tools.

One imagines the thieves had a truck of some kind with a hoist