A woman was the victim of a verbal sex attack by five teenagers while travelling alone on a train to Keighley.

The youths surrounded the woman and subjected her to sexual comments as the train travelled between Cononley and Keighley stations.

British Transport Police said the woman had boarded the train at Skipton railway station on Thursday, July 18, at 2.28pm, and noticed two other women already on the train.

Four white males, aged between 17 and 18, boarded the same train and sat with the two females. After the women got off at Cononley, the teenagers approached the woman and launched their attack. It is believed the youths travelled on to Bingley.

One of the youths is described as stocky with a shaven head, a circular face, thick lips and large ears.

One was thin with blond hair in a short curtains style, with spotty complexion, and another was of medium build a long thin face and brown hair in a ruffled style.

The final one was of thin to medium build with blond hair which was darkened at the roots in a curtains style. He had a round spotty face.

Anyone with information can phone Crimestoppers on 0800555111 quoting incident log 483 18/07/2002 .