THE team at Reading Buses have been praised for keeping calm and carrying on during Storm Eunice last month.
The company kept services running while the gales blew and trees came down across the network.
Its chief executive, Robert Williams, said he was pleased with how his team had reacted.
“They continually assessed the situation to ensure the safety of our customers and drivers,” he said of the events on Friday, February 18.
“A speed limit was also in force for most of the day and decisions were made on an hour-by-hour basis as things changed,” he continued.
“The control room team, customer services and back-office teams worked extremely hard to maintain communications with our drivers and customers and react to road closures and diversions as quickly as possible where necessary.
“We put into practice a duty of care to our passengers to maintain normal service as much as possible.
“This ensured that key workers and those who still needed to travel could. And at the same time, included return journeys later in the day.”
