South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive
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The South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive is the Passenger Transport Executive for South Yorkshire in northern England. It is supervised by the South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Authority, which consists of representatives from the metropolitan boroughs of Sheffield, Rotherham, Doncaster, and Barnsley.
It is responsible for various public transport services in the county, particularly the Sheffield Supertram and various subsidised bus services. Between 1974 and 1994 it ran virtually all bus services in the county. From 1986 until 1993, buses were operated by an arms length company, South Yorkshire Transport (SYT), until a staff buyout created the bus operating company Mainline Buses. This company is now part of First Group.
SYPTE is responsible for all the bus stops, shelters and bus interchanges in the county, along with Park & Ride sites. It provides comprehensive public transport information at stops, in the form of timetable leaflets, information on the web *Travel South Yorkshire and a telephone enquiry service - Traveline 01709 515151. SYPTE has a network of Information Centres providing information and ticketing. SYPTE administers the concessionary travel schemes for children and students, senior citizens and the mobility impaired and the countywide multi-modal ticket Travelmaster.
[edit] Future
The South Yorkshire public transport network, of which SYPTE is a key deliverer of passenger services, will be re-branded as Travel South Yorkshire from 2006. Changes include the introduction of the yournextbus scheme on all stops as well as LED departure boards on some stops.
See also: South Yorkshire Joint Secretariat
| Passenger Transport Executives in the United Kingdom | |
|---|---|
| PTE | Brand Name |
| Greater Manchester | GMPTE |
| Merseyside | Merseytravel |
| South Yorkshire | SYPTE / Travel South Yorkshire* |
| Tyne & Wear | Nexus |
| West Midlands | Centro / Network West Midlands* |
| West Yorkshire | Metro |
| *- in process of rebranding | |
| See also: | |
| Transport for London - Strathclyde Partnership for Transport | |
[edit] External links
- South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive
- Travel South Yorkshire
- South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Authority
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