Posted on 17th Jun
On Thursday, 19th June, operations managers from Stagecoach East Midlands depots across the region will be picking a bus passenger at random and giving them a free month’s travel.
Clean Air Day aims to highlight the fact that air pollution is associated with between 29,000 and 43,000 deaths a year in the UK. The World Health Organisation and UK government consider air pollution to be one of the largest environmental threats to health.
Stagecoach East Midlands said it works hard to keep the air clean locally, using modern, technologically-advanced buses and ensuring that they are maintained to the highest standards, to reduce pollution.
It is also investing many millions of pounds, together with partners, on a range of electric buses, which give zero tailpipe emissions. New electric vehicles will start to hit the region’s roads at the end of this year, with Hull scheduled to have 55 and Mansfield 65.
Matt Cranwell, managing director of Stagecoach East Midlands, said: “We spend a lot of time listening to our communities, and the message comes back loud and clear that local people are very concerned about the quality of our air locally.
“My team work very hard, doing everything to make our buses as clean for our local environment as they can possibly be. And our impact can be significant: one fully loaded double-decker bus can take up to 75 cars off the road.
“Giving out a free monthly travel pass is our way of saying thank you to our customers for playing their part in traveling sustainably with us and helping to reduce emissions in their communities.”
- For an easy way to ‘buy before you board’ and to find out more about your local routes and services, as well as to track your local bus, you can download the Stagecoach Bus App from https://www.stagecoachbus.com/promos-and-offers/national/stagecoachbusapp.
