Two men have been jailed for attacking railway staff at Almelo station in December, by judges at Overijssel district court.

One man, aged 30, was jailed for nine months for attacking a conductor and a train driver. The other, aged 20, was jailed for four months. Both were ordered to pay compensation to their victims.

The two men, from Rijssen and Schiedam, had been annoying a girl Rijssen station and on the train to Almelo. The conductor intervened and was later attacked by the two men when the train reached its destination. The driver who came to help his colleague was also punched and dragged along the platform.

Other travelers who witnessed the attack ran off.

Some 150 drivers and conductors had attended the original hearing on March 18 to support their colleagues.  They also called for tougher sentences for people who attack NS staff.