Richard Watts, Partnership Secretary for the East Lancashire CRP and Rail Projects Manager for Lancashire CC commented in his opening remarks that:

“SusStations simply means Sustainable Stations and is a project part funded by the EU through the Interreg IVB programme.  It is part of the railway sectors response to the challenge of Climate Change and the need to reduce carbon emissions, energy consumption and to make better use of resources. 

I use the term railway sector as the partners to SusStations embrace not just major railway players like Network Rail, ProRail and Deutsche Bahn but also local government organisations such as Lancashire County Council in the UK and Region Haute Normandie in France and regeneration bodies such as SeaSpace (or Hastings and Bexhill Renaissance which is a part of Seeda – the South East England Development Agency).  There is also another angle to the project which is probably unique to the UK as it also involves our Community Rail sector through the East Lancashire CRP and Marshlink CRP”. 

 The photograph below shows left  to right: Stephen Joseph, Campaign for Better Transport, Chris Mole MP, Parliamentary Undersecretary for Transport, Ruut Lowers, Director Interreg IVB Programme, Richard Watts, Rail Projects Manager Lancashire County Council. 

House of Commons Reception 22.03.10 (DL)