What happens when you rely on Virgin Trains wifi to give a TV interview about rubbish trains

John Plunkett. Updated January 2nd, 2018

It’s only day two but this already seems a pretty good metaphor for the whole of 2018.

Labour’s shadow transport secretary was due to give a speech about rubbish trains when he was delayed on Virgin Trains – by a broken down train.

So he tried to give an interview to Simon McCoy on BBC News using Virgin Trains’ wifi. And this happened.

WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE. pic.twitter.com/DFQ5Ol5zbM

— Mikey Smith (@mikeysmith) January 2, 2018

https://twitter.com/danbloom1/status/948213003505274881

IMPORTANT CORRECTION: Andy McDonald is on a train to Middlesbrough, not Leeds, having had to give up on his trip to Leeds after being towed into Grantham. #accuracy #AndyMcDonaldWatch

— Dan Bloom (@danbloom1) January 2, 2018

Here it is again, just in case you missed it.

By popular demand, a gif of Andy McDonald being semi successfully interviewed on a train. pic.twitter.com/KRzBioicVC

— Mikey Smith (@mikeysmith) January 2, 2018

And the man himself, @AndyMcDonaldMP.

My day of campaigning has been interrupted by a broken down train on the recently bailed-out Virgin East Coast on the same day fares are hiked by 3.6%. Let’s take our railway back into public ownership! pic.twitter.com/Y6YrK0iTMT

— Andy McDonald for Middlesbrough and Thornaby East (@AndyMcDonaldMP) January 2, 2018