PaxVobiscum
Established Member
Towards the end of this news item our Jeremy reveals more about his views on the railway, in particular a contrast between the north and the south:
Can't see him photting the flasks though.
(Mr Corbyn) did not quite admit to being a trainspotter, but said his regional tours helped to feed his interest in Britain's train links.
"I had a discussion with Andy McDonald, who has just been appointed as our shadow rail minister, about the whole issue of reopening railways and branch lines and the community railway idea, and the discussion that goes with that," said Mr Corbyn.
He claimed that travelling south to north in Britain was "like a study of rolling stock history of Britain where you end up with almost slam door trains in the very north and you start off with very sophisticated new electric trains in the south".
Can't see him photting the flasks though.