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LONDON MIDLAND WINS AWARD FROM THE MAYOR OF LONDON FOR CUTTING CARBON EMISSIONS
23 February 2010
Go-Ahead is pleased to announce that its 65% owned London Midland franchise has been awarded the Mayor of London’s Green 500 Silver Award for improving energy efficiency.
The Green 500 is a scheme which mentors major businesses, operating in London, to help deliver the Mayor of London's target to cut London's carbon emissions by 60% by 2025.
London Midland joined Green 500 in 2009 and went through a carbon mentoring process, aimed at the rail operator’s sites in Greater London, to identify ways of improving energy efficiency and reducing carbon emissions and waste.
London Midland environmental manager Kathryn Jacques said Green 500 had generated plenty of ideas for further improvements like changes to station lighting, waste recycling and colleague awareness, that are now being looked at in more detail.
“We’ve focused on Watford Junction Station, as this is our largest site in and around London, and we’re seeing real improvements, such as an eight per cent reduction in electricity use,” she said.
“Watford Junction has also formed London Midland's first local Green Team, where station colleagues are working together to raise awareness about energy efficiency and helping to identify new ideas for improvements.”
London Midland’s next steps include looking at waste recycling and investigating energy-efficient lighting for platform canopies.
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- For further information or interview opportunities, please contact London Midland communications on 0121 654 1278, email comms@londonmidland.com or visit www.londonmidland.com.
- London Midland operates train services through the heart of England from London in the south, to Birmingham in the Midlands and Liverpool in the North West. London Midland began operating on 11 November, 2007.
- 50 million passenger journeys a year are made on our services; we manage 149 stations and operate over 1,300 services a day.
- London Midland is owned by Govia, the partnership between the Go-Ahead Group and Keolis. Govia is the most enduring partnership between transport operators delivering rail franchises in this country. Govia is the UK’s busiest rail operator, responsible for nearly 30 per cent of UK passenger rail journeys through its three rail companies, Southern (which includes Gatwick Express services), Southeastern (the operator of the new high-speed services from Kent to London) and London Midland. Further information on Govia is available at www.govia.info
