Key Facts
STAGECOACH GROUP
£300m:
Stagecoach invested around £300m in new vehicles for the UK in the four years to 2012.
%:
Stagecoach Group's rail franchises, South West Trains and East Midlands Trains, have higher levels of punctuality and customer satisfaction than the UK average.
1st:
Stagecoach Group's South West Trains rail franchise operates the UK's first self-service Brompton cycle rental scheme
500:
More than 500 jobs have been created by Stagecoach Group's budget coach service megabus.com in North America.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
70%:
Since privatisation, the number of annual national rail journeys in the UK has risen by over 70% (Source: Transport Statistics Great Britain)
47,000:
Nearly 47,000 buses operate in the UK (Source: Transport Statistics Great Britain)
3%:
Only 3% of the cost of a UK rail ticket goes to train company profits
8%:
Some 8% of UK road traffic is affected by heavy congestion (Source: Department for Transport)
646m:
Americans living in areas served by public transport save 646 million hours in travel time and 398 million gallons of fuel every year in congestion reduction alone (Source: American Public Transportation Association)
2/3:
Buses account for around two-thirds of all public transport journeys in the UK (Source: Transport Statistics Great Britain)
$6:
Every dollar communities invest in public transport generates around $6 in economic returns (Source: American Public Transportation Association)
5.2m:
There are around 5.2 million bus journeys in the UK every year (Source: Transport Statistics Great Britain)
CARS
85%:
Around 85% of UK transport journeys are by car (Source: Transport Statistics Great Britain)
10x:
Motor vehicle traffic in the UK was more than 10 times higher in 2009 than it was in 1949 (Source: Transport Statistics Great Britain)
19p:
Rail travel costs on average 19p per mile compared to 49p per mile for car travel (Source: RAC Cost of Motoring Index 2010 /Association of Train Operating Companies)
55%:
Cars account for around 55% of all UK domestic transport greenhouse gas emissions (Source: National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory)
85%:
Around 85% of UK commuting and business travel car trips have only one occupant (Department for Transport)
1/3:
Around a third of households in the UK have two or more cars (Source: National Travel Survey)
THE ENVIRONMENT
4%:
Buses account for less than 4% of all UK domestic transport greenhouse gas emissions (Source: National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory)
6 in 10:
Around six in 10 customers agree the environment is a priority for them (Source: Stagecoach Group)
20-80cm:
The projected rise in sea levels across the UK by 2100 (Source: ACT ON CO2)
40%:
Approximately 40% of the UK national rail network is electrified (Source: Department for Transport)
↓35%:
Stagecoach has cut gas consumption from its UK workplaces by 35% (Source: Stagecoach Group)
2m:
Switching from the car to bus and coach for one in 25 journeys could save 2 million tonnes of CO2 (Source: Greener Journeys)
2%:
Trains account for less than 2% of all UK domestic transport greenhouse gas emissions (Source: National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory)
26%:
Around 26% of Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions are from the transport sector (Source: Transport Canada)