davethomas
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wiltshire/7090914.stm
Railway staff abused at station
Railway station staff barricaded themselves into their premises after a group of youths began abusing them and causing trouble, it has emerged.
Trains were delayed for up to 30 minutes and the police were called during the incident at Westbury Station early on Saturday morning.
Passenger John Boxall said: "The crew said someone had something thrown at him and that it had happened before."
First Great Western said it was first such incident at the station.
It is thought the youths came out of a nearby nightclub just before 0700 GMT, before descending on the station.
A Wiltshire Police spokesman said it was initially thought up to 50 youths were involved, but this was later re-estimated to be about 30.
A spokesman for First Great Western, which runs the station, said: "About 10 to 20 youths - allegedly drunk - descended on the station and became abusive.
"About 35 more then turned up and ran across the tracks. All trains were put on stop."
I used to live in Westbury, so this doesn't surprise me at all. No mention of any arrests