In a move to increase its usage of sustainable transport, musicians from the Royal Scottish National Orchestra will be given the opportunity to trade the car for the train when travelling to its concert venues across Scotland.
First ScotRail is generously supporting Scotland’s national orchestra in its efforts to reduce its carbon footprint by providing travel passes for its musicians to venues across the country.
The new 12-month partnership between First ScotRail and the RSNO, entitled Classical Tracks will have economic, logistical and environmental benefits. The RSNO’s domestic touring schedule is one of the busiest of all the UK’s major arts organisations, covering almost 37,000 miles a year in Scotland alone. The Royal Scottish National Orchestra is also Scotland’s largest professional orchestra with eighty-nine full-time musicians.
The benefits of Classical Tracks extend to those who attend Royal Scottish National Orchestra performances. As the Orchestra’s Official Public Transport Provider, First ScotRail will encourage concert-goers to take the train with exclusive ticket offers.
Royal Scottish National Orchestra Chief Executive Simon Woods said: "As Scotland's national orchestra we naturally travel an enormous amount, so a partnership with First ScotRail is highly appropriate for us. And with green issues and petrol prices in the front of people's minds at present, this is a very timely new relationship indeed. We are most grateful to First ScotRail for their support of our work taking music right across Scotland, and we look forward to a very fruitful partnership over the coming year."
Peter Williams, commercial director at First ScotRail said: “This sponsorship reflects our ongoing commitment to the arts, music and culture in Scotland. The Royal Scottish National Orchestra presents concerts across Scotland and with services running throughout the country, there are lots of opportunities for families and friends to travel by train and enjoy a fantastic day - or night - out." -- www.rsno.org.uk
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