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In the United Kingdom, Passenger Transport Executives (PTEs) are local government bodies which are responsible for public transport within large urban areas. They are accountable to bodies called Passenger Transport Authorities (PTAs) (see below). The United Kingdom is made up of four parts - England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. ...
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There are six PTEs in England, one for each of the metropolitan counties Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my [birth]right) Englands location (dark green) within the British Isles Languages English (de facto) Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked...
The metropolitan counties of England are counties that cover large urban areas, each with several metropolitan districts. ...
In Scotland, the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport, formerly Strathclyde Passenger Transport, covers the former region of Strathclyde. Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in England established in 1974 which covers an area roughly encompassing the conurbation surrounding the City of Manchester. ...
The Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE) is the public body (Passenger Transport Executive) responsible for co-ordinating public transport services thoughout Greater Manchester in England. ...
Merseyside is a metropolitan county, located in the North West of England. ...
The Merseyside Passenger Transport Executive (MPTE, or Merseytravel, as it is more commonly known) is the Passenger Transport Executive responsible for the coordination of public transport on Merseyside. ...
South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in England. ...
The South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive is the Passenger Transport Executive for South Yorkshire in northern England. ...
Tyne and Wear is a metropolitan county in the North East of England and consists of the estuary areas of the rivers Tyne and Wear. ...
The Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive (TWPTE), trading as Nexus, is the organisation responsible for the Tyne and Wear County public transport system. ...
The County of West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England, the United Kingdom, formed in 1974. ...
The West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive (WMPTE), better known as Centro, is the Passenger Transport Executive responsible for promoting and co-ordinating public transport services throughout the West Midlands county in England. ...
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in England, corresponding roughly to the core of the West Riding of the traditional county of Yorkshire. ...
The West Yorkshire Passenger Traffic Executive (WYPTE) is the executive arm of the West Yorkshire Passenger Traffic Authority (PTA). ...
Motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within Europe Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ...
A Class 156 train in SPT livery at Glasgow Central Station The Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) is a public body which is responsible for planning and co-ordinating regional transport, and especially the public transport system, in the Strathclyde area of western Scotland. ...
Strathclyde (Srath Chluaidh in Gaelic) was one of the regional council areas of Scotland from 1975 to 1996. ...
A similar body, Transport for London, exists in Greater London. Transport for London (TfL) is a government body responsible for the transport system in the City of London, the capital city of the United Kingdom. ...
For more coverage on London, visit the London Portal. ...
History
The PTEs and PTAs were first established in the late 1960s by the Transport Act 1968 as transport authorities serving large conurbations, by the then transport minister Barbara Castle. Innitially they covered slightly different areas to the ones they cover today. When the six Metropolitan counties and Strathclyde were established in 1974/1975 they took on their present shape. The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ...
A conurbation is an urban area comprising a number of cities or towns which, through population growth and expansion, have physically merged to form one continuous built up area. ...
Barbara Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn (October 6, 1910 – May 3, 2002), British left-wing politician, was born Barbara Anne Betts in Bradford, Yorkshire, and adopted her familys politics, joining the Labour Party. ...
The six metropolitan counties shown within England The metropolitan counties are a type of county-level subnational entity in current use in England. ...
Strathclyde (Srath Chluaidh in Gaelic) was one of the regional council areas of Scotland from 1975 to 1996. ...
1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ...
1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...
In 1974 the PTAs were abolished and their role was taken over by the Metropolitan county councils (MCCs). However when the MCCs were abolished in 1986, the PTAs were re-created. In the British Isles, a county council is a council that governs a county. ...
1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Until the mid-1980s the PTEs operated bus services in their areas, but bus deregulation by the Transport Act 1985 forced the PTAs to sell their bus fleets to private operators. They were also stripped of their powers to regulate the fares and timetables of private bus operators. The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ...
TheBus, established by Mayor Frank Fasi, is Honolulus only public transit system. ...
Bus deregulation in Great Britain came into force on 26 October 1986, and is formally known as the 1985 Transport Act. ...
Functions - The PTAs are now responsible for subsidising bus services which are not profitable to run but are considered socially necessary, and the PTEs organise this role on their behalf. And for providing bus shelters and stations.
- Most PTEs do not operate public transport services. There are limited number of cases where they do - the Tyne and Wear PTE operates the Tyne and Wear Metro, and Strathclyde Passenger Transport operates the Glasgow Subway. In Merseyside, Strathclyde and Tyne and Wear, some ferry services are operated by the PTEs.
- The PTEs, on the PTAs' behalf, have retained more powers over local train services, which they do not operate but are responsible for setting fares and timetables of.
- The PTEs are also responsible for planning and funding new public transport facilities, such as light rail systems and new stations.
- They run concessionary travel schemes for the elderly and disabled including "Dial-a-Ride" services.
- They are also responsible for giving out travel information about transport services.
In recent years the PTEs and PTAs have campaigned to be given more powers to regulate local bus services, as is the case in London (see London Buses). This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ...
Tyne and Wear is a metropolitan county in the North East of England and consists of the estuary areas of the rivers Tyne and Wear. ...
The Tyne and Wear Metro is a light rail metro system based around Newcastle upon Tyne and Sunderland, in the Tyne and Wear county of north-east England. ...
A train arrives at West Street station. ...
The Pride of Burgundy, a P&O Ferries car ferry on the Dover-Calais route A ferry is a boat or a ship carrying passengers, and sometimes their vehicles, on scheduled services. ...
This article is about light rail systems in general. ...
An Enviro 400 bus, a modern interpretation of the famous London red double-decker. ...
Passenger Transport Authorities The Passenger Transport Authorities (PTAs) are the bodies which administer the executives, they are made up of councillors representing the areas served by the PTEs. They are resposible for funding the PTEs, and making the policies which the PTEs carry out on their behalf. PTEs secure services on behalf of the PTA but it is the PTA that pays for them.
In the six metropolitan counties, councillors are appointed to the PTAs by the metropolitan boroughs, or in the case of Strathclyde by the twelve unitary authority councils in the area. A Metropolitan Borough (or Metropolitan District) is a type of local government district in England, covering urban areas within metropolitan counties. ...
A unitary authority is a type of local authority, which has a single tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area. ...
The Passenger Transport Authorities are not "precepting authorities", so they have to negotiate a "levy" every year that is applied to council tax collected by the local authorities in the areas that they serve. The Executive usually requests a budget and the council representatives on the PTAs negotiate from this position.
It is worth bearing in mind that PTEs do not, strictly speaking, own anything - their role is a statutory one to provide services using the resources provided to them by the PTAs. Whilst such a structure might appear to allow a PTA to sack its respective PTE, this is not permitted.
External link - PTEG - (Passenger Transport Executive Group) - An association of PTEs
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