SESTRAN
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The South-East Scotland Transport Partnership (branded SEStran) is a statutory regional transport partnership in Scotland.
(under Transport (Scotland) Act 2005)
Victoria Quay
Edinburgh
EH6 6QQ
Scotland
| Type | Regional Transport Partnership |
|---|---|
| Industry | Public transport |
| Founded | 1 December 2005 (under Transport (Scotland) Act 2005) |
| Headquarters | Area 3D Victoria Quay Edinburgh EH6 6QQ Scotland |
Area served | Fife, Lothian, Scottish Borders, Falkirk and Clackmannanshire |
| Key people | Jim Grieve (director)[1] |
| Products | Rail, bus and cycle services |
| Parent | Transport Scotland |
| Website |
History
Sestran was created on 28th March 1998 To identify, develop, and implement mutually beneficial solutions to transportation-related issues across Nine Scottish council areas.[2]
One of the succus stories was the implementation of the "One-Ticket in 2001" [3]
On the 1st December 2005, SEStran was revised to match the new 7 Scottish government Regional Transport Partnerships[4]https://www.transport.gov.scot/our-approach/strategy/regional-transport-partnerships/ This resulted in Stirling council being moved into the new Tactran area.
Operating area
SEStran covers most of South East and Central Scotland, and includes the following Local Authorities:
Until 2005 the following were also part of the scheme.
Functions
SESTRAN is an independent organisation that is tasked with improving local transport in the South East of Scotland. It is governed by a joint board, where around two-thirds of members are local councillors from affiliated councils, with the remainder made up of business and industry professionals. It was first tasked with producing a regional development strategy and delivery plan to set out what projects would be delivered, such as improving park and ride sites and real-time information displays on Edinburgh's bus network.[7][8]
