MPR wrote:As we all know there is a certain group of persons that have no thought about anyone but themselves, no respect for others or their property and for some reason consider that whatever they want is the way it should be, they scream at anyone that strikes their fancy and walk about with offensive saying or words on their clothing.The "Big Man" maybe didnt do the right thing by some standards but I applaud him for not taking anymore nonsense from this obnoxious idiot. You never know when one of these wastrels will throw a punch or slip a knife into you just for asking for a ticket.
Sometimes it's best to wait until you're in full possession of the facts......
British Transport Police launched an investigation after receiving a complaint of assault last week by Mr Main, from Falkirk, who is studying building and surveying at Edinburgh's Heriot-Watt University.
The conductor, who has not been named, is on annual leave amid a separate investigation by ScotRail.
Sources close to the investigations have confirmed Mr Main's claim, made last week, that he had tried to buy two single tickets, one from Polmont to Edinburgh Park and another in the return direction (and using his student railcard), because he was unable to use his railcard for the outward journey before 10am.
Mr Main said the conductor at Polmont had instead given him two tickets for the same journey, one full fare and one at a discounted price using his railcard, but it was only when he got on the train that evening he realised he had two Polmont-to-Edinburgh Park tickets.
CCTV footage from the train from Edinburgh shows that an argument broke out after the conductor asked Mr Main for his ticket shortly after departure, sources said.
Perhaps his attitude is 'questionable', however must admit if I was sitting on a train with a 'valid' ticket sold to me by Scotrail, and was instructed to get off, before being manhandled by someone twice my size and thrown onto the platform followed by my bag, I probably wouldn't be best pleased either!