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Go Cheaper
'Go Cheaper' statement is based on Value Advance fares that get cheaper the earlier you book. Fares
advertised are Value Advanced Standard and First Class fares. Subject to availability on off peak
services. Reservations compulsory. Customers must travel on the trains they reserve. Normal railcard
and child discounts apply. Click
here for Value Advance terms and conditions.
Qualification of CO2 emission statistics:
The statement "Our Pendolino trains emit 76% less CO2 than the same trip by car or plane" is based on a study by ECCM Ltd based on flights between London, Manchester, Glasgow and Liverpool.
The statement "Our Voyager trains emit 37% less CO2 than the same journey by plane" is based on a study by ECCM Ltd based on flights between Manchester to Glasgow, Bristol to Manchester, Leeds to Edinburgh, Edinburgh to Birmingham and Newcastle to Birmingham.
Carbon Calculator - Summary of assumptions:
Virgin Trains West Coast emissions are derived assuming all journeys are made by self propelled Pendolinos
only. No allowance is made for the use of diesel loco-hauling or services by other vehicles. This
is particularly relevant to services from Crewe, Rugby, Stafford and Nuneaton which on occasion supplement
Pendolino services with Voyagers.
Energy consumption is assumed to be uniform across all routes for each carrier.
Passenger loading is assumed to be uniform across all routes for each carrier.
All journey emissions are calculated on a per passenger basis.
Emissions for trains and cars are calculated between specified train stations. Emissions for flights
are calculated between major airports, where located within 20 miles of city centres and flights are
scheduled.
Virgin Trains West Coast - Pendolino
Virgin Trains West Coast emissions are derived assuming all journeys are made by self propelled Pendolinos
only. No allowance is made for the use of diesel loco-hauling or services by other vehicles. This
is particularly relevant to services from Crewe, Rugby, Stafford and Nuneaton which on occasion supplement
Pendolino services with Voyagers.
Notes
Data in italics were provided by Virgin Trains
Assumptions
| Assume energy consumption per train km is
standard for all Virgin West Coast services. |
| Energy consumption of a Class 390 Virgin Pendolino service travelling between
London Euston and Manchester Piccadilly |
4,200 kWh |
| Distance London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly |
296.5km |
| Energy consumption per train kilometre |
14.17 kWh/km (derived from above) |
| Seats per train |
439 |
| Load factor for Virgin Intercity West Coast trains |
0.51 |
| Average number of passengers per train |
224 (derived from above) |
| Energy consumption per passenger |
0.06 kWh/pass.km (derived from above) |
| CO2 emissions for electricity |
0.43kg/kWh (Defra 2005) |
| Conversion miles to km |
1.609 |
| CO2 emissions per passenger kilometre |
0.0272 kgCO2/pass.km (derived from above) |
| CO2 emissions per passenger mile |
0.0438 kgCO2/pass.km (derived from above) |
Source: ECCM Ltd 2007
Virgin Trains CrossCountry - Voyager
Notes
Data in italics were provided by Virgin Trains
Assumptions
| Assume fuel consumption per train km is
standard for all Virgin CrossCountry services |
| Fuel consumption for the Voyager fleet, year 2005/6 |
99,000,000 litres gas oil |
| Total fleet kilometres, year 2005/6 |
30,107,318 km |
| Fuel consumption for the Voyager fleet, year 2005/6 |
3.3 litres/km (derived from above) |
| Average number of seats per train |
217 |
| Load factor of Virgin CrossCountry trains |
0.55 |
| Average number of passengers per train |
119 (derived from above) |
| Fuel consumption per passenger |
0.028 litres/pass.km (derived from above) |
| CO2 emissions for gas oil |
2.69 kg/litre (Defra 2005) |
| Conversion miles to km |
1.609 |
| CO2 emissions per passenger kilometre |
0.0741 kgCO2/pass.km (derived from above) |
| CO2 emissions per passenger mile |
0.1192 kgCO2/pass.km (derived from above) |
Source: ECCM Ltd 2007
Petrol car
Assumptions
| All distances calculated using the AA's
route finder (www.theaa.com) |
| All trains to London are to Euston station, assume the same for car journeys |
| Assume vehicles are average petrol cars |
| Average car occupancy |
1.59 passengers (DfT 2006) |
| Average car occupancy for business journeys |
1.20 passengers (DfT 2006) |
| CO2 emissions for an average petrol car |
0.18 kgCO2/km (Defra 2005) |
| Conversion miles to km |
1.609 |
Source: ECCM Ltd 2007
Air
Assumptions
|
All distances are calculated between the primary airports that service each route using Air
Routing International's distance calculator (www.airrouting.com)
Distances are listed as N/A (not available) where towns are situated more than 20 miles from
an airport and/or there are no scheduled flights between the two destinations.
|
| CO2 emissions for short-haul flights |
0.15 kgCO2/pass.km (Defra 2005) |
Please note: Journeys are between airports not city centres.
Source: ECCM Ltd 2007
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