British Transport Police officers investigating the theft of a passenger’s property from a train in Cornwall are appealing for the public’s help to identify two people they would like to speak to in connection with the incident.

Officers have released a CCTV image of a man and woman they believe may have information which can assist their investigation.

The 41-year-old victim boarded the 1206hrs London Paddington to Penzance service on Saturday August 28 and placed a holdall bag in the luggage rack in the vestibule area of a first class carriage on board the train.

She told police she checked on her luggage as the train was departing Bodmin Parkway rail station and all was in order but later noticed it was missing when the train reached St Erth.

PC Bob Edwards said: “As part of our enquiries, officers have viewed CCTV and identified a man and a woman, seen on camera at Truro rail station, who we would like to speak to in connection with the theft of this holdall.

“I would ask anyone with information about the identity of the people in this photograph, or who knows of their whereabouts, to contact British Transport Police.”

Anyone with information should call British Transport Police on 0800 40 50 40, quoting incident number 398 of 28/08/2010, or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.