Bus firm takes key worker tribute on road
A TRANSPORT firm is honouring NHS teams and firefighters who have become the unsung heroes of the coronavirus pandemic.
A bus has now been decorated with a moving tribute to there heroes, including firefighters who helped to extinguish a fire next to the bus firm’s Rochdale depot.
The bus is there to remind everyone of the key role NHS staff and key workers have in our everyday lives as they maintain vital services across the North West.
The bus carries photos of local key workers, NHS staff and firefighters – each one nominated by proud friends and relatives and the organisations they represent to appear on the sides of the bus.
Rosso’s Operations Manager Phil Harris said: “As key workers ourselves, our drivers and support teams know first-hand how important it is to keep on serving local people by helping others who need to make a journey, including to and from work or to pick up food or access services.
“We know there are many unsung heroes doing all kinds of jobs right now who deserve our community’s thanks, and so we decided to recognise them by covering our ‘Greater Manchester Heroes’ bus with their photos, along with the jobs they do – with our amazing NHS workers given pride of place.
“In partnership with the Manchester Evening News, we invited nominations to appear on this very special bus, and we’re delighted with the positive response from so many people who clearly share our desire to recognise those who do so much for us all.”
Steve Taylor, Chief Officer at Fairfield General Hospital said: “I am very proud of all the hard working members of our Northern Care Alliance NHS family – and we’re delighted to see some with photos on this bus. It’s great to see some of these staff honoured in this way, alongside other local heroes.”
The launch into service of Rosso’s ‘Greater Manchester Heroes’ bus comes after the bus firm and others run by Transdev raised over £2,400 for NHS Charities Together from the sale of specially created ‘All the Colours of Transdev’ face coverings featuring the colours of its buses across the North.
The coverings are still on sale online at: https://shop. transdevbus.co.uk.
The ‘Greater Manchester Heroes’ bus can now be seen in service on Rosso local routes in and around Bury and Rochdale.