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RET Beverwaard depot

Modern, sustainable and multimodal

Visit YRP, 17 May 2013

Virgil GrotRET N.V.17-05-2013

Program

• Introduction RET• RET CSR vision and sustainable projects• Beverwaard depot workshop tour

About RET

• Short overview of our company

This is RET

Facts & Figures

Revenue Eur 500 mln

Employees 2.750 + outsourcing

Safety incidents (Social not technical)2007 : 10.2562010 : 4.356

# customers : appr. 600.000 per day

City Region Rotterdam is our transport authority

Bus

Tram

Metro

Ferry

Fleet

256

128

160

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Sustainability and RET according to our staff

Sustainable business

Role model for other companies

Positive impact on society

Care for staff and passengers

Saving cost and environment

Respect, connect, cooperate and perform well

Part of our business model

Broad mobility provider: alliances to

stimulate chain mobility

Creative en innovative investments

Socially involved and reliable partner for

our customers, municipality and

region

More en more satisfied customers

RET vision: Corporate social responsibility

Optimal Public

Transport

Be good to our People

Protect the environmen

t

Contribute to a better

society

Involved, realistic and reliable

Positive impact, cost effective, attractive

RET’s reasons for sustainable actions

1. Because we have to

2. For our customers

3. For our people

4. Because we want to

RET: Why improve

sustainable performance

… government and politics… City Region Rotterdam

…more use of public transport…willing to pay extra for sustainability

…happier with sustainable policies…attract new staff

…important for our management…see economic advantages

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• 80% PT-kilometers in Rotterdam are electric:•Tram / Metro / Light rail

• 100% green electricity

Rail

Current sustainable measures

Saving energy• Eco driving• Re-use of braking energy

– In vehicles– pilot braking energy storage tram– reversible substations metro (Ticket to Kyoto project)

Rail

Current sustainable measures

European project:

Goal:Introducing the principle of low CO2 emissions as the new standard for public transport providers

How? Best practices, investments, strategy development, communication

Five partners: TfGM (UK); moBiel (Ger); RATP (Fr); RET (NL); STIB (Bel)Total EU funding for RET: € 1.2 million

Annual event: Rotterdam 21 June 2012

www.tickettokyoto.eu

• Clean engines (100% Euro5 / EEV)• Pilot projects with hybrid and electric buses• Eco drive training • Electric vehicle on Wilhelminapier

Bus

Current sustainable measures

Current sustainable measures

Buildings

• Energy savings program / energy week

• pilot energy efficient metro service area

• Lights off in metro stations

• Sustainable tram depot Beverwaard

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RET Beverwaard depot

• History: Hilledijk depot• Since 1967• Metro and later only tram depot• Area development plans / capacity constraints• Decision to leave was taken in 1998

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RET Beverwaard depot

Location Beverwaard

• 19,700 m2 available space on site• 5,650 m2 workshop space & offices

• 12,400 m2 stabling area

Soccer stadiumFeyenoord

Ahoyevents hall

city centre

Existing tramline

old Hilledijk depot

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RET Beverwaard depot

• Modern: • Building for the future• 2008 start building• Transfer of existing depot

functionalities• Improved operation• Capacity: 91 trams• Park and Ride facility• Future expansion possibilities• Low maintenance building• Sustainable

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RET Beverwaard depot

• Oldest graves in the Netherlands: 9000 year old remains

European project:European cooperation:Sustainable and efficient tram depotsbuilt for cities of the 21st Century

Reasons for cooperation:cities have little experience in

the construction of depots;construction of new depots in Brussels (Be),

Dijon (Fr), Blackpool (UK) and Rotterdam;Learn from each other total EU funding for RET: € 1.17 million.

Output: Blueprint for sustainable depot buildingwww.TramStore21.eu

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RET Beverwaard depot• Sustainable:• People • High-standard working

conditions

• Planet • Geothermic system, energy

piles, heat pumps• P+R • Rainwater storage and

recycling • Solar boiler• Intelligent light system• Electric car charging

Profit• Increased operational efficiency • Higher stabling capacity• (well situated for line extension)

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RET Beverwaard depot

• Multimodal• Beverwaard Park & Ride,

>500 vehicles• Near A15/A16 motorway• Regional goal 18,750

P+R parking spaces• RET goal 2017: increased

role as facilitator of combined mobility

More information about RET and sustainability

Virgil Grot (sustainability advisor)Email: vgrot@ret.nlTel : +31 10 447 5352www.ret.nl