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Traingate

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thatbags Tue 23-Aug-16 20:31:01

The silliest thing about the Corbyn "Traingate" fiasco is that before the railways were privatised, I often had to sit on the floor toing and froing between Preston and Edinburgh. Sometimes there was no buffet car. And the toilets were often disgusting.

I guess Corbyn didn't travel by train much back then hmm

However, the trains I travelled on usually had more space for luggage than current Virgin trains.

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Anniebach Mon 05-Sept-16 20:03:10

I want to know why Branson wouldn't dare cancel cut price tickets

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Ana Mon 05-Sept-16 20:09:22

Perhaps Virgin trains aren't as 'ram-packed' as Corbyn alleges.

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Anniebach Mon 05-Sept-16 20:33:02

Perhaps, or perhaps Branson fears a plague of frogs !

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durhamjen Mon 05-Sept-16 21:03:48

No, Branson wants lots of people to use his trains, so he can take the profit offshore and live a better life than any of those who need to use his trains.

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Anniebach Mon 05-Sept-16 21:13:48

But there are no seats for more people, not on a ram packed train ,

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Ana Mon 05-Sept-16 21:17:17

People have to sit on the floor...perhaps that's why there's a 20% discount.

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Anniebach Mon 05-Sept-16 21:32:18

I didn't think,of that Ana, but in my defence I have no ambitions to be PM so have no need to think of such things as world summits and seats in trains, or should that be no seats on ram packed trains

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