South East Wales Transport Alliance Explained

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.^[1] Sewta was stood down on 19 September 2014.^[2]

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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: About Us.. sewta.gov.uk. Sewta. 10 May 2011.
2. Web site: Sewta Board 19 September. sewta.gov.uk. Sewta. 15 June 2015.