Taken from Today's South Wales Echo:-
Football fans turned a train ride back to Cardiff into the trip from hell, police have said. Fans heading back from Southampton earlier this year were reported stripping naked, climbing on luggage racks and urinating in sinks. Police said the men were also reported smoking, swearing and threatening railway staff.
British Transport Police (BTP▸ ) have now issued photographs of 13 men they want to question in connection with the trouble and have appealed for help identifying them. Detective Inspector Mark Cleland said their behaviour had intimidated fellow travellers and railway staff.
"The incidents on that day included fans stripping naked on board trains, climbing on overhead luggage racks, urinating in sinks, smoking, shouting, swearing and abusive chanting. It was a very intimidating experience for the travelling public and for railway staff on board those trains. Following a number of football-related incidents on board trains, BTP has adopted a no-nonsense approach to any anti-social behaviour that is identified. We are working closely with football clubs to identify those who show no respect for law-abiding passengers and we will pursue a prosecution in each case. Every effort will be made to identify those responsible for any disorder using CCTV▸ , photographs and witness statements with a view to getting offenders banned from football matches and putting them before the courts. We will push for the harshest possible sentences to be imposed on offenders", He said
The 13 fans pictured here were among many fans who travelled back to Cardiff after the Bluebirds^ 1-0 Championship defeat to Southampton at St Mary^s on February 28.
They travelled on the 5.38pm Southampton-Salisbury, 6.38pm Southampton-Salisbury, 6.41pm Salisbury-Cardiff and 7.41pm Salisbury-Cardiff.
The fans^ behaviour led to services being delayed twice at Bristol and Newport.
Now the bold is by me, as the newspaper had the journey down in three different trips. So where would they have been ejected from?
