Many of those working on the front line of the public transport industry have suffered during the Covid-19 pandemic. This has been the driving force for TBF to set up a new memorial fund for the rail sector, in order to help those affected.

The rail sector memorial has been set up with full agreement from the family of Belly Mujinga, the station staff employee who sadly lost her life to the virus. Belly, a TBF member, was a frontline worker who, like so many other staff in the rail industry, sadly faced threats and abuse whilst doing her job. Bellys story highlights the difficulties rail workers face on a daily basis.

TBF is a great supporter of rail employees and for many years has sponsored the Station Staff category at the annual Rail Staff Awards. The £6,000 generously donated to TBF from the Rail Staff Awards annual charity raffle for the past two years, will be available to help rail staff workers, who are not TBF members, affected by Covid-19.

If you are a rail employee who has been affected by Covid-19 and would like to apply for assistance, please get in touch with TBF by emailing help@tbf.org.uk quoting Belly Mujingas Memorial Fund.

Transport Benevolent Fund CIO, known as TBF, is a registered charity in England and Wales, 1160901, and Scotland, SC047016.