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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.
70%
Since privatisation, the number of annual national rail journeys in the UK has risen by over 70% (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)
2/3
Buses account for around two-thirds of all public transport journeys in the UK (Source: Transport Statistics Great Britain)
5.2m
There are around 5.2 million bus journeys in the UK every year (Source: Transport Statistics Great Britain)
85%
Around 85% of UK transport journeys are by car (Source: Transport Statistics Great Britain)
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Motor vehicle traffic in the UK was more than 10 times higher in 2009 than it was in 1949 (Source: Transport Statistics Great Britain)
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)
4%
Buses account for less than 4% of all UK domestic transport greenhouse gas emissions (Source: National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory)
40%
Approximately 40% of the UK national rail network is electrified (Source: Department for Transport)
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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)
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