IN THE 1970s York was a thriving city. When the railway carriage works and apprentice college was in operation, it was a job for life working on the railway.

Then it all ceased. York’s main employer was the railway.

So it’ s refreshing to know that City of York Council is now looking to bid on reintroducing a railway college and to look to begin apprenticeships again.

If this does happen it will surely bring life and jobs back.

York has always been the ideal location for the college with the NRM being a very popular attraction for visitors.

York could really do with a new invigorating boost just now after so many harebrained ideas recently by the council.

This shows that they, in fact, do have a modicum of sense.

S McClaren, Boroughbridge Road, York