Smarter Travel Leicester corporate sponsor East Midlands Trains discusses the benefits of using the train to help reduce the commuter and business travel costs to organisations. East Midlands Trains also discussed their environmental attitudes.
4. Overview
• The Franchise
• Corporate Travel and Commuting
• On Board Service
• At our Stations
• The environment
5. The Franchise
● November 2007 – March 2015
● Operated by the Stagecoach Group
● 418 services every week day
● 2,100 staff
● 20 million passenger journeys each year
● 89 stations including Sheffield, Derby, Nottingham, Leicester and
Lincoln
● Long distance services from South Yorkshire and East Midlands
to St. Pancras International
● Regional services in the East Midlands and between Norwich -
Liverpool
6. Our vision
“Growing our business through great
people, delivering great service,
achieving great results”
7. Getting you there Quicker
● By train - average journey time is between 30% and
43% faster than by car.
● 1 in 10 journeys on the M1 have an average speed of
just 37.7mph.
● Get passengers to meetings on time. Since December
2008 over 92.3% of London services ran on time.
● Passengers can’t work while they drive, but they can
work when travelling by train. Every minute of their
journey can be put to good use.
8. Commuting cost: Nottingham – Leicester
● Annual rail season ticket £1,672
● Smarter Travel Leicester members price £1,504
● Daily price based on 45 weeks @ 5 days per week =
£6.69….week season ticket = £8.36/day
Comparison by car
● Cost =£8.25 Fuel (based on 15p per mile)…….full cost
of £22.00 (based on 40p per mile) + parking
● Time…train from 29 mins versus 45 mins plus by car
● Comfort…arrive more refreshed
9. Commuting cost: Derby – Leicester
● Annual rail season ticket £1,948
● Smarter Travel Leicester members price £1,753
● Daily price based on 45 weeks @ 5 days per week =
£7.79 ….week season ticket = £9.74/day
Comparison by car
● Cost =£10.65 Fuel (based on 15p per mile)…….full cost
of £28.40 (based on 40p per mile) + parking
● Time…train from 22 mins versus 45 mins plus by car
● Comfort…arrive more refreshed
10. Business travel cost
● Leicester – Sheffield
£51 by train versus £66 by car + parking cost + staff time and comfort
● Leicester – Manchester
£69 versus £90 by car + parking cost + staff time and comfort
● Leicester – Birmingham
£17 versus £39 by car + parking cost + staff time and comfort
● Leicester – London
£139 versus £90 by car + parking cost and congestion charge + staff
time and comfort
Reductions in rail fares are possible on all of the above if some
flexibility on travel time and/or advance booking.
11. Corporate Travel
● MyTrainTicket.co.uk
● Corporate package via Barclaycard
● £2.15 transaction fee + 1.4% Card fee
● No cost for TOD – any card collection
● Live management information – Quickly locate
employees
● Closer control on budget – individual profiles
● On line booking
12. On Board our trains
● Standard Class now delivered by Rail Gourmet with an at seat
trolley service – all trains have now been refurbished including the
local routes.
● First Class is served by dedicated East Midlands Trains Customer
Hosts
● Large comfortable seats with a table to rest a laptop or documents
on. Quieter environment so clients can work.
● Power sockets for Lap tops and Mobile phones
● Enhanced signal on Vodafone
● At seat service
● Complimentary Wifi
● Breakfast services & other food options
13. At the Station
● Refurbished stations – Leicester , Loughborough ,
Derby & Nottingham
● First Class lounges
● Extra Car parking facilities
● Extra Ticket Collection machines
● Nottingham station re- signalling project Summer 2013
● Working with stakeholders – Dave’s Leicester Comedy
festival
14. A SMALLER CARBON FOOTPRINT
fuel saving on trains
OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO MAKE OUR TRAINS 5% MORE FUEL EFFICIENT DURING THE FRANCHISE
OUR PLANS FOR 2012/13
Shutting down
engines
We’re making sure that by
December 2012, our drivers
have clear information about
shutting down engines at
stations
Driving our trains efficiently
A group of drivers and managers have been working together to share
experiences on safe, punctual and fuel-efficient driving. By March 2013 we’ll
prepare some simple advice to help every driver.
Our timetable
Work to increase line speed
and reduce journey times will
mean we burn more fuel.
By November 2012, we’ll
understand what effect this
will have on our carbon
footprint
15. A SMALLER CARBON FOOTPRINT
fuel saving on trains – Project updates
Meridian Energy Saving Mode
Energy Saving Mode is now working well.
We have seen the planned reduction in
the number of hours each engine runs,
but we’re looking at how we can make
even better use of the technology.
Diesolift Fuel Additive
We’ve been using Diesolift in our 15x fleet. The
additive is designed to improve fuel economy and
reduce emissions.
Unfortunately, we’ve had various problems with
the fuel in these units and we’re still working to
find out what effect Diesolift is having on this.
We’ll keep you posted…
Driving Trains Efficiently
After good initial progress, we have had to
temporarily postpone the work with our
volunteer drivers to investigate fuel-
efficient driving.
This is back in the 2012/13 Environmental
Plan so watch this space…
16. A SMALLER CARBON FOOTPRINT
saving energy in our buildings
WE AIM TO USE 10% LESS ENERGY IN OUR BUILDINGS BY 2014
OUR PLANS FOR 2012/13
Fitting Smart Meters to our stations
Our larger buildings are already fitted with smart
electricity meters.
Working with our sister company, South West
Trains, we’ll install smart meters at more stations
so that we can get accurate data.
Reporting our energy use
Our managers need good information so
that they can work with you to manage
energy use at your site.
We’ll improve the energy reporting
system we’ve created to meet that need.
Upgrading our Stations
Major works at Nottingham & Leicester give us a great opportunity to
improve energy efficiency. We’ll install advanced, automatic lighting
controls to ensure we get the best light levels around our stations.
We’re also working to improve insulation of buildings where we’re
doing upgrade works
17. A SMALLER CARBON FOOTPRINT
saving energy in buildings – update
Station Environment Champions
Each route area has an Environment
Champion to help implement energy
efficiency and environmental
improvements.
As well as organising local events for our
annual Green Week, they have helped to:
•Identify areas for improved lighting
controls
•Implemented the new recycling scheme
•Carried out awareness work including our
first Station Energy Awareness Week
Keeping the heat in
The team at Etches Park have shown how
a simple measure can have a big impact.
By making sure doors to the south
maintenance sheds were closed when not
being used, Etches Park reduced their gas
use by over 50% in 2011/12
Investing in Energy Efficiency
During 2011/12, we have been working
with Network Rail to arrange investments
in our stations for energy efficiency.
We’re going to be installing more efficient
lighting in a number of stations over the
next few months.
We have also secured funding for further
lighting improvements in Network Rail’s
Control Period 5 budgets (2015-19)
18. A WAY WITH WASTE
In 2011, we introduced a new way with waste. This has helped
to increase our recycling rates from just 35% to over 70%
After collecting waste from our stations, SITA UK take our waste to
a number of different waste sorting facilities. Once sorted, the
different materials are then taken on to recyclers who make
something new out of it.
Waste Recycled - EMT Total
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Jan-11 Feb-11 Mar-11 Apr-11 May-11 Jun-11 Jul-11 Aug-11 Sep-11 Oct-11 Nov-11 Dec-11
% Recycled MAA
What a load
of rubbish!
We handle over
160 tonnes of
rubbish every
month
19. A WAY WITH WASTE
HAVING INCREASED OUR RECYCLING RATES TO OVER 70%, WE NOW WANT TO MAKE
CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE REST OF THE CURRENT FRANCHISE
OUR PLANS FOR 2012/13
We want passengers to help recycle their waste
at our stations
We’ll introduce new public recycling facilities at our
key stations including newspaper recycling bins and
new recycling points
Recycling on Train
With ideas from our On-train teams,
we believe we can find a way to
improve waste recycling on board
our services.
Improve our recycling at St Pancras
International
Our recycling facilities at St Pancras International
are provided by Network Rail. We’ll work with them
to improve our arrangements for recycling of both
train and office wastes.
20. BEING A RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS
BEING A RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS IS ABOUT MANAGING ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS,
PLAYING A PART IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND SUPPORTING CHARITIES
Community Events
Over the last 2 years, our stations
teams have organised and been
involved with numerous community
events including planting flowers
and painting at our stations, to
community pageants and art
competitions for children.
EMS Recertification
This year our Engineering
Team were successfully re-
certified to the International
Standard for Environmental
Management, ISO14001.
Cyclescheme
Our Cyclescheme benefit has
helped over 100 people get
new cycles and safety gear
and say ‘on yer bike’ to tax –
find out more on The Platform
21. BEING A RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS
BEING A RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS IS ABOUT MANAGING ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS,
PLAYING A PART IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND SUPPORTING CHARITIES
Charity Charter Trains
Together we’ve supported several
fundraising charter trains. The company
has given the train and our colleagues
have donated their time and skills.
One of the most successful charity charters
was the Mid-Norfolk Marauder which
raised £25,000 for Railway Children
Staff Fundraising
Throughout the year people all across the
company have raised money for charities
ranging from Railway Children to
MacMillan Cancer Support, Marie Curie,
the Poppy Appeal and countless others.
Direct Donations
By completing your annual Tell Me
Survey, together we completed
enough surveys for the company to
donate nearly £1500 to 3 charities
Supporting Fundraisers
Since launching our Employee Charity
Support programme, we’ve donated £2,500
and 132 pairs of First Class tickets to
London for individuals who are fundraising
22. BEING A RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS
Managing our environmental risks
OUR PLANS FOR 2012/13
Environmental Procedures
We’re going to introduce the best-practice
approach used by our Engineering depots
to the rest of our business.
We will also introduce the checking and
audit processes to make sure that this is
effective at managing our most important
environmental risks
Environmental Training
To support the development of
these procedures, we will provide
managers with the training,
information and guidance they need
to make sure our systems work
well.
Controlling our biggest
environmental risk
Storing and handling our fuel is our
biggest environmental risk. We’re
going to audit our systems and
controls to make sure we’re as
good as we can be.
23. BEING A RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS
BEING PART OF OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY AND SUPPORTING CHARITY WORK
OUR PLANS FOR 2012/13
Charitable Support
We’ll make it clearer for everyone how the
company supports charitable activities and
how you can get support for your
fundraising.
We’ll provide an area on the Platform with
all the information you need.
Community Events
In 2012/13, more and more people
will have the chance to get out and
about in our local communities,
from community work around our
network to fundraising and
volunteering.
24. The Environment
● Environmental Plan available to download from
eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
● We are working in partnership with Metro newspapers and SITA
UK to install recycling facilities for the general public at our
stations.
● We are putting the final pieces together for a project to invest
£0.25m in improving station lighting and make it more energy
efficient
● As part of the station redevelopments at Leicester and Nottingham,
we are installing a lighting control system called LiGo which
automatically switches lights on and off and automatically dims
them in response to the natural light available.
25. Cycles
● We have increased cycle storage across all stations
● Have plans to double existing storage as funds become available
● We have just bid for £2.7m from ATOC to achieve the above.
● Sheffield Cycle Hub is due to begin in January.
● Won Partnership Working Award in Parliament two weeks ago -
awarded by the All Party Cycle Committee-Examples include:
● working with Derby City Council to double the level of cycle provision
at Derby station, as well as key improvement schemes at Leicester
and Nottingham stations working in partnership with Leicester City
Council and Nottingham City Council.
● Establishing an EMT Cycle Forum in early 2013.
● Developing an EMT Cycle Strategy.
27. THANK YOU• East Midlands Trains
• Smarter Travel Leicester…growing benefits
• Go Travel Solutions
Help!
28. THANK YOU• Thank you to Jayne Moyses from East Midlands Trains
• Corporate sponsors of East Midlands Trains, Highcross and
Arriva
• Help to spread the word
• Next workshop: Tuesday 5th February – 10:30 at
Highcross Management Suite
Thank you
