A MAN has been arrested after an assault on a Translink train conductor left him bleeding from with injuries to his face.
The attack happened at around 12.20pm on Friday close to the Bachelor's Walk station in Lisburn on the 11:45 Portadown to Bangor service.
Translink has offered a reward of up to £1,000 to anyone who gives evidence in court, leading to a successful conviction.
Police said they attended the scene along with members of the ambulance service, where a 31-year-old man was arrested and detained.
They appealed for anyone with information about the incident to contact them.
Last Friday's attack is the latest in a litany of incidents in which the transport company's workers have been attacked or abused.
Last week, a video was widely circulated in which staff and members of the public were abused by a group of teenagers using the Glider service.
Translink condemned the latest assault, saying the safety of staff and passengers was its "top priority".
The company said there was a "zero-tolerance policy" regarding physical or verbal threats to staff.
"All our staff have the right to work without fear of abuse or violence," the company said.
"We will be working closely with the PSNI to fully investigate this incident, and our colleague will be provided with the appropriate level of support and care."
SDLP councillor Johnny McCarthy said the latest assault needed to be "condemned in the strongest possible terms".
"Translink staff perform a vital role helping people get to work, to important appointments or to socialise and it's completely unacceptable that anyone should be treated in this way while going about their job," he said.
"We have seen a number of incidents on public transport recently and I'd ask people to stop and think about what they're doing, actions like this threaten services that many people rely on."
The Lisburn representative urge anyone with any information to contact police.
"We need to send a clear message that this kind of behaviour will not be tolerated," he said.
