Merseytravel
transport authority in Merseyside, England
Merseytravel is a public transport body and the passenger transport executive of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority responsible for delivering public transport and other transport functions in the Liverpool City Region. It was originally established on 1 December 1969 as the Merseyside Passenger Transport Executive
In July 2024, it was announced it is to be rebranded as Transport for Liverpool City Region (TfLCR) in the future, possibly by 2028.
Governance
The Merseyside Passenger Transport Authority and Merseyside Passenger Transport Executive were established as a result of the Transport Act 1968. The authority, which was responsible for transport strategy and policy, included representatives from 18 different councils. The passenger transport executive (PTE) was responsible for day-to-day operation of transport services. In 1974, when the transport organisation's boundaries were made co-extensive with the new metropolitan county of Merseyside which was formally created by the Local Government Act 1972, the authority was composed of 23 councillors of the new Merseyside County Council.
When the metropolitan county councils were abolished by the Local Government Act 1985, new structures had to be created. A new joint board - again called the Merseyside Passenger Transport Authority - was created. It was later renamed the Merseyside Integrated Transport Authority and composed 18 councillors assembled from Merseyside's five districts: Liverpool, Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton and Wirral.
On 1 April 2014, the Merseyside Integrated Transport Authority was abolished and reformed as the Merseytravel Committee of Liverpool City Region Combined Authority.
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