Man wanted over racist threats on train

Police are hunting a man who said he wanted to set black people “on fire” while he was travelling on a train.

The man was among a larger group which boarded a service travelling between Glasgow Queen Street and Carluke at 9: 20pm on 31 March.

He made a number of racially offensive comments about black people, at one point saying he wanted to “set them on fire”.

A number of passengers moved to different carriages as a result of the language.

Bri t i s h Transp or t Poli c e describe the suspect as a white man, with short brown hair and thick stubble.