Cases of abuse, spitting, head-butting and sexual harassment, have spiked as transport police numbers have dwindled When a train was halted outside Exeter St Davids station on Monday, rail staff leapt to one conclusion: there had been a violent incident on board. “Someone will have kicked off,” ...

Source: [Guardian Politics](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/04/violence-rail-workers-passengers-risk-assaults-uk-railways-soar-record-high-transport)

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