Sustainable days out in Edinburgh with Demario Green
28th October 2022
Earlier this year National Rail appointed three Chief Environment Officers, whose role is to explore Britain by train and champion sustainable travel. The winners were selected by a judging panel made up of explorer and broadcaster Simon Reeve and travel vloggers Wanderlust Chloe and An Adventurous World.
One of our new Chief Environment Officers, Demario Green, took a trip to Edinburgh to uncover some of the fantastic sustainable days out you can enjoy when you travel by train.
Rail travel is one of the most sustainable forms of public transport, with 1 train having the ability to remove up to 500 cars off the road. Below you can find out how much carbon (and money) you can save when you travel by train using a Railcard.
A return journey from Glasgow to Edinburgh creates the following amount of carbon:
- Train: 6kgs
- Car: 20.1kgs
- Plane: 36.84kgs
One adult travelling to Glasgow from Edinburgh can save £9.40 when travelling by train with a 16-25 Railcard*
- Price with Railcard: £18.00 (£9.00 each)
- Price without Railcard: £27.40 (£13.70 each)
A return journey from Newcastle to Edinburgh creates the following amount of carbon:
- Train: 13.12kgs
- Car: 43.96kgs
- Plane: 80.6kgs
One adult travelling to Edinburgh from Newcastle can save £6.50 when travelling by train with a 16-25 Railcard*
- Price with Railcard: £12.60
- Price without Railcard: £19.10
A return journey from London Kings Cross to Edinburgh creates the following amount of carbon:
- Train: 47.24kgs
- Car: 158.26kgs
- Plane: 290.14kgs
You can find out more about our Chief Environment Officers and the journeys they are taking here.
*Price is based on one adult travelling together with a 16-25 Railcard discount on an Off-Peak Return on 19 November 2022 and returning 26 November 2022. Prices checked 27 October 2022.
Carbon calculations were made using the LNER Carbon Calculator.