A MAN has been jailed after he swore at a railway station worker when she refused to let him on a train.

Andrew Mark Hill, of Queen Street, Clayton-le-Moors, was sent to prison for 21 days after he pleaded guilty to breaching an Anti-Social Behaviour Order (ASBO) at Lancaster Magistrates Court.

The court heard that Hill, 29, travelled to Lancaster on November 8 last year to visit a friend in the town's Castle prison.

He was late for the appointed time and was refused entry, then after having a couple of drinks he returned to the station and tried to board a train back to Manchester, although the doors were already closed, the court was told.

A female staff member told Hill to step away from the train but he refused and tried to force the doors open, but the train pulled away, the court was told.

He then swore at the staff member and called her: "Miss High and Mighty".

Hill, who had a can of lager in is hand, also swore at a police officer and was then arrested.

Andrew Church-Taylor, defending, said: "He thought she could have allowed him onto the train, but didn't realise she had no control once the doors were closed."

Under the terms of an ASBO issued in 2004, Hill was not allowed to abuse or threaten any other person and this was his second breach of the order.

The ASBO was issued after he received more than 40 convictions for shoplifting in Great Harwood, Rishton and Clayton-le-Moors to feed a drug habit.