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Go-Ahead is pleased to announce that its 65% owned Southeastern franchise has committed itself to reduce its total site energy use by 10% by the end of 2010 as part of the 10:10 campaign to reduce carbon output. Savings will be made across the company as part of their commitment to providing environmentally-friendly public transport.

Colin Clifton, Head of Safety and Environment, Southeastern said, "As a company that runs only electric trains, we are aware that we need to be managing our carbon output and look at ways of reducing it without affecting the running of our services. We are proud to be the first rail company to make this public commitment which builds on the work we have already been doing. We have already reduced our carbon footprint by nearly 20% and we are determined to continue this in 2010."

Southeastern has already been recognised for its work by the Carbon Trust and also the London Green 500 and continues to increase its recycling schemes; 1792 tonnes of waste were recycled last year. It has also introduced measures such as regenerative braking and extra training for drivers on more energy efficient driving techniques.

10:10 is a national drive uniting individuals, businesses and organisations from across the UK to introduce immediate and achievable action on climate change, aiming for a 10% reduction in the UK’s emissions during 2010. For businesses this can be achieved through four areas: grid electricity use, in-site fossil fuel use, vehicle use and air travel. Already the campaign has over 60,000 individuals, organisations and businesses signed-up.

"As the first rail company to sign-up to the 10:10 campaign we hope that we can encourage others to join us. As an industry we are all doing our bit but we must make sure that we let others know so that we can set an example to other businesses and our passengers," Mr Clifton added.

To find out more about the campaign please visit www.1010uk.org

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For further information please contact:
Jon Hay-Campbell
Media Relations Manager
Southeastern
Tel: 020 7620 5080
Email: jon.hay-campbell@southeasternrailway.co.uk

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10:10 Press Office
07863 109 472

About Southeastern:

Southeastern runs train services into London from Kent and East Sussex, operating some 2000 trains a day, carrying more than 400,000 passengers a day, serving 179 stations and covering 540-miles of railway infrastructure.

Southeastern is owned by Govia, a joint venture between the Go-Ahead Group (65 per cent) and Keolis (35 per cent).

Govia is the most enduring partnership between transport operators delivering rail franchises in this country.

It is the UK’s busiest rail operator, responsible for 28.7 per cent of UK passenger rail journeys through its three rail companies, Southern, Southeastern and London Midland. Further information on Govia is available at: www.govia.info

Go-Ahead Group plc is one of the UK's leading providers of passenger transport services operating in the bus, rail and aviation services sectors.

Keolis is a French-based operator of transport services in Europe and Canada and is owned by AXA Private Equity, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, SNCF and Keolis management.