Posted on April - 22 - 2010
Stagecoach plan to cut Metrolink emissions
Drivers, managers and other staff on Manchester’s Metrolink are to be trained to reduce the amount of carbon pollution generated by the tram system.
Metrolink is operated by transport giant Stagecoach , which has announced a new sustainability strategy that will also see its train, bus and coach drivers trained in ‘eco-driving’ techniques in a bid to cut carbon output by 150,000 tonnes a year by 2014.
The company is investing a total of £11m in the scheme.
It is targeting an overall reduction of three per cent in carbon emissions from its fleet of vehicles.
Group chief executive Brian Souter said: “We have made significant progress in recent years in reducing our carbon footprint, but we believe more needs to be done.
“That is why we have developed a five-year investment programme with stretching targets for improvement.”
The Scottish company, which employs 30,000 people, will put its drivers through courses that teach them how they can use less fuel by monitoring the way they accelerate, brake and change gear.
The scheme to encourage energy efficient driving techniques will also save cash through increased fuel efficiencies and Stagecoach estimates its investment will pay for itself within two years.
Drivers on Sheffield’s Supertram system will also be given the same training as part of the initiative.
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