Belgium: Lineas honors corona heroes

[gysev]

Belgian rail freight operator Lineas honors the people who work in essential sectors during the present corona-crisis. The company presented TRAXX-locomotive 186 258 in a new design to thank people working in healthcare, supermarkets, pharmacies and transportation.

https://www.railwaygazette.com/frei...ghting-the-coronavirus-pandemic/56249.article

BELGIUM: Freight operator Lineas has unveiled a Bombardier Transportation Traxx locomotive which has been branded to honour people working to fight the coronavirus pandemic.

‘This is our way of saying thank you to the many brave people who are at the forefront in this crisis’, said the operator’s Locomotive & Wagon director Jeroen Spruyt on April 9.

Above all, of course, the medical staff, but also people in other relevant roles, such as in supermarkets, pharmacies or in transportation....

 

[Adlington]

This being Belgium it was simpler to write the messages in English instead of having it in the three official languages: French, Dutch and German.

 

[axlecounter]

When talking about essential sectors, people tend to forget about garbage men...there’s no other sector without them..

 

[Wychwood93]

When talking about essential sectors, people tend to forget about garbage men...there’s no other sector without them..

Indeed, although they are considered 'key workers' over here. All worked well this week, recycling week, hopefully the same for general rubbish next week.