'We've kept the trains going and Manchester moving during the pandemic - so why are we be being treated like this?'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukdirect to your inboxThroughout the pandemic, train maintenance and engineering staff have continued to work long hours in order to ensure the country's rail network runs safely and smoothly.Though many of us may not have needed to use public transport as much as usual in recent months, there has still been a need for services to run.More than 200 people work at the Alstom train depot in Longsight.Around half of those are engineers and maintenance workers.Alstom is one of the leading businesses in rail transportation.The French corporation has had its depot base in Longsight for almost 180 years.In 2017, the company celebrated its Manchester engineers, dubbing them ‘among the best in the world’.Many of these workers are now in the middle of.
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