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LOCAL AND REGIONAL GOVERNMENT
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Regional development agency set up by the Government.
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Lobbying organisation representing the local authorities of England and Wales. The LGA also represents fire authorities, police authorities, national park authorities and passenger transport authorities. There is a Special Interest Group within the LGA membership to represent PTAs - however, WMPTA and others have given notice of their resignation (see news releases)
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Regional branch of the Local Government Association - this link also includes links to all local council's in the region.
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"The Assembly is a voluntary body made up of 100 members drawn from the 38 local authorities that make up the West Midlands region, as well as representatives from the business sector and other social and economic groups ranging from trade unions to faith and community groups."
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NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AND AGENCIES
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The SRA is being wound up with most of its powers transferring to the DfT and Network Rail. The SRA press office closed and the website ceased to be maintained in August 2005. The site is still on-line as a source of background information.
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The Commission for Integrated Transport (CfIT) is an independent body advising the Government on integrated transport policy.
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The key - but not the only Government department - Centro and the PTA relates to.
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Describes itself as "the face of central Government in the West Midlands and the voice of the West Midlands in Government."
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"Network Rail is an engineering company formed to maintain, improve and upgrade every aspect of the railway infrastructure, including: track, signalling systems, bridges, viaducts, tunnels, level crossings and stations." It's responsibilities will change during 2005.
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As the railway industry's economic regulator, the Office's principal function is to regulate Network Rail's stewardship of the national network. The ORR also licenses operators of railway assets, approves agreements for access by operators to track, stations, and light maintenance depots, and enforces domestic competition law.
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National body set up by parliament to represent passenger interests
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Traffic Commissioners are appointed by the Secretary of State for Transport and have responsibility in their area for licensing bus and coach operators and the registration of local bus services. They also take enforcement action.
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PASSENGER TRANSPORT BODIES
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Centro's equivalent body for Greater Manchester
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Centro's equivalent body on Merseyside
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Centro's equivalent body for Leeds and West Yorkshire
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Centro's equivalent body for Tyneside
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pteg brings together and promotes the interests of the seven Passenger Transport Executives (PTEs) in England and Scotland.
pteg aims to influence the national public transport agenda by raising the profile of public transport with the Government as well as stimulating debate nationally on how best to promote services.
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Centro's equivalent body for Sheffield and the surrounding area.
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The Passenger Transport Authority and Executive for Strathclyde - similar functions to Centro.
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Centro's nearest equivalent in the capital. TfL has more wide-ranging powers, particularly regarding the operation of bus franchises for example.
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PUBLIC TRANSPORT INDUSTRY
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Set up by the train operators - such as Central Trains - to represent their interests. ATOC also operates National Rail Enquiries and some joint ticketing.
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An industry pressure group which draws its members from bus, coach and light rail operators.
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The parent company of the largest private sector operators in the Centro area - including bus companies Travel West Midlands and Travel Coventry, the Metro operator Travel Midland Metro and train company Central Trains.
It describes itself as a "leading international public transport group" which carries more than one billion passengers worldwide on bus, train, light rail and express coach operations.
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TRANSPORT NGOS AND CAMPAIGN ORGANISATIONS
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Formerly the National Federation of Bus Users. Says it is "an independent group which was formed to give bus passengers a voice".
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Environmental pressure group
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"Information and campaigning about better public transport through trams, tramways, streetcars and light rail transit systems"
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The Light Rapid Transit Forum (LRT Forum) represents over 50 private sector organisations that design, build, supply, support and operate trams and light rail schemes in the UK and throughout the world. The LRT Forum's aim is to secure wide support from Government and other policy-makers towards the development and delivery of more light rapid transit schemes in our urban areas.
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Describes itself as an "independent campaign for a better passenger and freight rail network".
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"The Railway Forum is the voice for the whole of the railway industry. It is the only UK railway group that represents the majority of the industry. This includes train operating companies, rolling stock leasing companies (ROSCOs), infrastructure providers, equipment and service suppliers and the Passenger Transport Executives. The Railway Forum's role is to act as a lobby group and think tank for the industry as a whole." - Centro is a member of the forum.
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Transport 2000 describes itself as "the independent national body concerned with sustainable transport. It looks for answers to transport problems and aims to reduce the environmental and social impact of transport by encouraging less use of cars and more use of public transport, walking and cycling."
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The International Association of Public Transport (UITP) is the worldwide network of public transport professionals.
UITP represents over 2700 urban, local, regional and national mobility actors from more than 80 countries on all continents.
UITP unites the entire supply chain of public transport players, such as: • operating companies;
• local, regional and national authorities;
• the service and supply industry; and
• research institutes, academics and consultants.
UITP covers all modes of public transport - metro, bus, light rail, regional and suburban railways, and waterborne transport. It also represents collective transport in a broader sense (for instance car-sharing). In addition, UITP is currently further expanding its presence on the mobility market, including the taxi sector.
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Umbrella group launched February 2004 - describes itself as "a wide coalition of environmental and social justice organisations which have come together to press Ministers to put more emphasis on sustainable transport".
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