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South East Wales Transport Alliance

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South East Wales Transport Alliance (Sewta) was a consortium established by the 10 local authorities in South East Wales to promote and develop transport strategies and projects in the region. Founded on 1 April 2003, Sewta worked in close liaison with partners representing public transport operators.

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Sewta was stood down on 19 September 2014.

Members

The members of Sewta were:

  • Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
  • Bridgend County Borough Council
  • Caerphilly County Borough Council
  • Cardiff County Council
  • Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
  • Monmouthshire County Council
  • Newport City Council
  • Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
  • Torfaen County Borough Council
  • Vale of Glamorgan Council

    • Partners

    The local authorities worked in partnership with:

  • Sustrans
  • Passenger Focus
  • Arriva Trains Wales
  • First Great Western
  • Network Rail
  • Bus Users UK
  • Confederation of Passenger Transport

    • Role and Aims

    The main functions of Sewta were to:

  • prepare regional transportation strategies, plans and programmes
  • apply for external funding to carry out those programmes
  • act for the Councils in respect of programme actions resourced through that funding
  • respond to consultation documents having a regional dimension
  • advise the Councils on transportation issues.

    • Sewta did not have a responsibility for highway and road safety issues, nor did Sewta own or operate buses and trains.

    References

    South East Wales Transport Alliance Wikipedia
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