Stagecoach in South Wales bus and coach worker support day

Industry joins together to mark Bus and Coach Worker Support Day• Public thank you for country’s bus and coach workers for running essential services• Public transport continues plays a vital role in the country’s efforts to beat COVID-19

Stagecoach has paid tribute to the country’s bus and coach workers, as it joins the industry today to mark Bus and Coach Worker Support Day in recognising the thousands of people involved in keeping key bus services running during the Covd-19 pandemic.

Stagecoach has joined forces with the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) and government to publicly thank all of the country’s bus and coach workers for continuing to run essential services. 

As part of the support day, members of the public are encouraged to share messages of thanks for bus and coach workers using the official hashtags #ThankYouBusWorkers or #ThankYouCoachWorkers. The CPT and Stagecoach Walestwitter feed will also display stories about how bus drivers and other bus workers are helping to support their local communities and look after customers during these difficult times.

Here’s a few of the messages that have been sent in by Stagecoach Wales’ customers: 

“Thanks to all the Stagecoach drivers in Cwmbran on the No 6, the X24 and the X15 who get me to work at the Royal Gwent everyday”

“My wife is a driver @StagecoachWales and I am super proud of her and all bus workers, who are so rarely acknowledged right now. #ThankYouBusWorkers#ThankYouCoachWorkers #StayHomeSaveLives”

“You are all doing an amazing job in a scary time. Without you I wouldn’t be able to do my job supplying medicine to the community. Thank you”

Buses continue to deliver vital links for key workers and are crucial in connecting people with medical care, supermarkets and other essential places.  Stagecoach in South Wales has also been providing extra support for key sector workers. This includes designing timetables to cater for healthcare workers shifts as well as measures to support local communities and businesses. 

https://www.stagecoachbus.com/promos-and-offers/south-wales/key-worker-feedback-in-south-wales

Nigel Winter, Managing Director for Stagecoach in South Wales said: “All of our bus workers right across South Wales are doing a fantastic job in helping to keep the country moving, ensuring links are available for key workers and other essential journeys.

“I would like to add my heartfelt thanks to everybody who is working hard at this time to deliver these crucial transport links. We know from the positive feedback we’ve seen just how appreciative people are of everything we are doing. I hope that everybody will join us today on Bus and CoachWorker Support Day to add their thanks to everybody working on the frontline and behind the scenes to make sure these journeys can continue.

“It’s important that we also take this opportunity today to pay tribute to our colleagues in the public transport industry who have tragically lost their lives to the coronavirus.  Our thoughts are with everybody who has lost a loved one.

“Moving forward, buses in particular will be critical to the country’s recovery and re-starting our economy. We are work together with our industry partners and the government on the measures needed to support Britain’s most important mode of public transport, and on the steps to keep people safe and reassured.”

Stagecoach is strictly following government and public health guidelines, including those from the World Health Organisation, to keep its employees and customers safe. A number of extra measures have been put in place includingprotective screens on buses to provide a physical barrier between our drivers and customers, additional cleaning of key touch points and strict guidelines on social distancing and encouraging contactless where possible.  

For more information about Stagecoach or to check emergency bus timetables, visit 

https://www.stagecoachbus.com/promos-and-offers/south-wales/urgent-service-changes-covid19-2020