Completely unacceptable behaviour, drunk people seem to be more and more of a problem not just a trains but aircraft as well. A fine of £1,500 is hardly much a punishment, he should have been given community service too. I think its about time some sort of ban was put on people considered too drunk to travel, not just for everyone else but for themselves too.
The last train via Yeovil has an alcohol ban from Weymouth (*) - and a ban on people who are too inebriate to travel too, I believe. Elsewhere, you'll find many station outlets selling 4 cans for £7 for consumption on the train. Always strikes me as an odd thing to be advertising while at the same time watching the
BTP▸ enjoying there Saturday evening work ...
* - (?) Solution to avoid the restrictions - catch the 20:10
SWT▸ and drop bad at Upwey to the train that's left Weymouth at 20:21. If you're sober enough to work that out and carry it through, surely you're sober enough to travel?