A train guard was left “shocked and shaken” when a drunk passenger made derogatory comments to her before exposing himself.

James Vevers, 27, of Main Street, Distington, pleaded guilty to one charge of committing an act outraging public decency by behaving in an indecent manner.

North and West Magistrates’ Court in Carlisle heard he committed the offence when he was travelling on the train between Carlisle and Whitehaven with friends on September 30.

“It was clear they had consumed alcohol. They were all quite disorderly but he was the most vocal,” prosecutor John Moran told the court.

He said Vevers started to be derogatory about the train guard and made comments about her breasts.

The defendant was then asked to leave the train at Dalston.

The lawyer continued: “As the train gets into Dalston he was seen to pull his trousers and pants down to his knees, exposing his genitalia.

“That was in the sight of a number of female passengers.”

Mr Moran read the train guard’s victim impact statement to the court.

She said: “Initially I was angry at the way he spoke to me. I’m used to working with busy trains and groups of people who have been out. This is not unusual for a weekend.

“But the way he spoke was unnecessary and has left me shocked and shaken.

“I work a lot on my own and this was intimidating. I felt like it could kick off at anytime.”

She added that she doesn’t think anyone in the group would like it if someone spoke to their mother, daughter or sister like that.”

Rachel Dixon, for Vevers, said: “The defendant is utterly ashamed and is disgusted at what he has done.

“This was very much out of character and he has learnt a valuable lesson from what happened on that day.”

She said his actions were alcohol fuelled and he was on his first night out in months, having recently bought a house he was working on. He wished to express his sorrow to the victim, she said.

District Judge Gerald Chalk said the abuse was “unnecessary and quite obscene”.

He must carry out 160 hours of unpaid work. He was also ordered to pay costs of £85 and an £85 victim surcharge.