Transport Scotland

Transport Scotland

Transport Scotland was created on 1 January 2006 as the national transport agency of Scotland. It is an Executive Agency of the Scottish Government's Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning Department and accountable to Scottish Ministers. The Agency is headed by a chief executive who is directly accountable to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance & Sustainable Growth, John Swinney. cite web|url=http://www.scotland.gov.uk/About/Scottish-Cabinet |title=Scottish Cabinet |accessdate=2007-05-26 |work=Scottish Executive ]

Organisation

The Agency is comprised of five directorates. They are:
* Rail Delivery
* Strategy & Investment
* Trunk Roads Infrastructure & Professional Services
* Trunk Road Network Management
* Finance & Corporate Services

Transport Scotland works in partnership with private sector transport operators, local authorities and government. It also works closely with the four current voluntary regional transport partnerships (RTPs). The Scottish Executive is bringing forward [http://www.scotland.gov.uk/consultations/transport/rtpc-00.asp legislation for the creation of statutory RTPs] which will be able to take a strategic view of the transport needs of people and businesses in each region.

The parent department, the [http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Transport Transport Group] of Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning remains responsible for:
* Coordinating the National Transport Strategy for Scotland
* Liaison with regional transport partnerships, including monitoring of funding
* Sustainable transport, road safety and accessibility
* Local roads policy and casework
* Aviation, bus, freight and taxi policy
* Ferries, ports and harbours

Transport Scotland are also responsible for managing [http://www.trafficscotland.org Traffic Scotland] .

Railways

In September 2008 Transport Scotland announced that all First ScotRail trains (including from the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport) would be eventually repainted in a new, blue livery with white Saltire markings on the carriage ends. The livery would remain unchanged in the event of a change of operating franchisee. [http://www.transportscotland.gov.uk/ScotRail-25th-anniversary]

Regional Transport Partnerships

West

"Strathclyde Partnership for Transport"
*Argyll and Bute (Helensburgh and Lomond only)
*East Ayrshire
*East Dunbartonshire
*East Renfrewshire
*Glasgow City
*Inverclyde
*North Ayrshire
*North Lanarkshire
*Renfrewshire
*South Ayrshire
*South Lanarkshire
*West Dunbartonshire

outh West

"SWESTRANS"
*Dumfries and Galloway

South-East

"SESTRANS"
*City of Edinburgh
*Clackmannanshire
*East Lothian
*Falkirk
*Fife
*Midlothian
*Scottish Borders
*West Lothian

Central and Tay

"TACTRAN"
*Angus
*Dundee City
*Perth and Kinross
*Stirling

North-East

"NESTRANS"
*Aberdeen City
*Aberdeenshire

Highlands and Islands

"HITRANS"
*Argyll and Bute (less Helensburgh and Lomond)
*Eileanan Siar
*Highland
*Moray
*Orkney

hetland

*Shetland

ee also

*Transport in Scotland
*Traffic Scotland

References

External links

* [http://www.transportscotland.gov.uk/ Home page] :* [http://www.transportscotland.gov.uk/news News] :* [http://www.transportscotland.gov.uk/about-us/faqs Frequently asked questions] :* [http://www.transportscotland.gov.uk/about-us/board Board of directors] :* [http://www.transportscotland.gov.uk/about-us/location Contacts]


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