TWO alleged graffiti vandals accused of causing £50,000 of damage to railway property have appeared in court.

Thomas Collister, aged 21, and Darren Austin, aged 20, allegedly daubed their tags on trains and railway sidings across the south east.

Collister, of Stembridge Road, Penge, and Austin, of McKenzie Road, Beckenham, appeared at Southwark Crown Court on December 5 charged with conspiracy to commit criminal damage.

The men were released on bail and will appear at Southwark Crown Court for a further hearing on February 15.