Jeremy Corbyn Train Seat Row Reignited By Hornby's New Virgin Model Tease

Some people are taking the joke far too seriously, though.
Corbyn was teased by the model train company
Corbyn was teased by the model train company
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The row brewing over ‘Traingate’ has been reignited by a model train company that mocked Jeremy Corbyn with an announcement of their latest product.

Hornby, a British model railway brand, poked fun at the Labour leader after he became embroiled in controversy for sitting in a seat on a train he had originally sat on the floor of claiming it was “ram-packed”.

The company published a post declaring it would release a new Virgin East Coast Train Pack, featuring a finely-crafted model and promised it would be “complete with many empty seats”.

OUT NOW - Virgin East Coast Train Pack. Complete with two Mk4 coaches with many empty seats. https://t.co/W1RFFZ8vlN pic.twitter.com/sYbxt144Yu

— Hornby (@hornby) August 26, 2016

But the joke seemed to be lost on genuine train enthusiasts, who keenly lapped up the announcement.

@hornby is this available in N scale?

— Canada (@therealbh3) August 26, 2016

.@hornby Is there any chance your 91 could get a re-tool to bring it up to date and do the new livery justice? https://t.co/1byhZKy10H

— Bob Foster (@Bobski1984) August 27, 2016

@hornby eew stickers for lights? It's 2016.

— Steve (@stevemy) August 26, 2016

@hornby my nephew would love this one

— Heather Haigh (@HHEeeBahGum) August 26, 2016

But it didn’t fail to win plaudits from others for its attempt to get in on the gag,

Hornby, the people that make model trains, are now trolling Jeremy Corbyn!

Nationalise them! https://t.co/xCiyWmvmEK

— Scott Arthur (@DrScottThinks) August 26, 2016

Corporate twitter accounts mocking Saint Jez. Glorious. https://t.co/jPR2SpcTBQ

— willumg (@WillumG) August 27, 2016

Corbyn is literally a national joke. https://t.co/XSSmN3u4sV

— Charlie (@ce_winch) August 27, 2016

But of course there was one predictable criticism:

Blairites. https://t.co/A7JHGtYBuS

— Dan D. Lyons (@newsfondue) August 26, 2016

Corbyn’s account of how he came to be sitting in a seat on a train he said was so overcrowded he was forced to sit on the floor has changed significantly.

In the 24 hours since CCTV footage first emerged showing him perched in a seat, his leadership campaign team have issued a number of explanations - changing their mind multiple times.

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