Train operating company, Greater Anglia, has installed new lighting in its Clacton train depot. This is in a bid to save energy and reduce its carbon footprint.
The new upgrade includes replacing all lighting in Clacton depot to LED bulbs.
Greater Anglia has invested £65,000 into the project, which is due to be finished by the end of April.
It is estimated that the new lighting will save around £12,000 every year in energy costs.
Greater Anglia recently worked with the Association of Community Rail Partnerships (ACORP), Essex and South Suffolk Community Rail Partnership (ESSCRP) and Wakes Colne Parish Council to have solar-powered lights installed at Chappel & Wakes Colne railway station, and there are plans to improve the lighting at Lowestoft station.
What did the officials say?
Simone Bailey, Greater Anglia's Asset Management Director, said: “This is good news for our colleagues working at Clacton. With the savings we will make on energy bills, the work will pay for itself in just over five years.
“The improvement in lighting levels will make the environment more pleasant for the engineering teams.
“We care about the planet and we will do all we can to reduce the impact we have on the environment.”
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So Greater Anglia wants to improve depots such as Clacton-on-Sea, Ilford, Norwich Crown and Temple Mills. Whilst they not doing enough to improve trains. At least new trains are coming in the next few years.