The South West of Scotland Regional Transport Partnership (SWestrans) is one of 7 Regional Transport Partnerships in Scotland, established under the Transport (Scotland) Act 2005. The Partnership area has a boundary contiguous with Dumfries and Galloway Council and seeks to perform its transport functions in line with the Regional Transport Strategy. The Partnership Board consists of five Dumfries and Galloway Councillor members and two external members, one from South of Scotland Enterprise and one from NHS Dumfries and Galloway.
SWestrans has a statutory duty to:
- produce, action, and monitor progress of a Regional Transport Strategy
- determine policies on the provision of local bus services
- provide socially necessary local bus services where these are not provided commercially
Under the provisions of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2005 the following transport functions have been transferred from Dumfries and Galloway Council to the South West of Scotland Transport Partnership:
- Formulation, consultation and publishing of policies relating to local bus services
- Promotion of passenger transport services
- Procurement, management and administration of service subsidy agreements
- Management and administration of concessionary travel schemes
- Quality Partnership Schemes
- Ticketing Schemes
- Provision of Information
The regional transport strategy
The regional transport strategy aims to provide a strategic framework for transport management and investment for the Partnership area and is the key strategy which underpins the work of SWestrans.
SWestrans regional transport strategy, assessments and reports
Board members, observers and meetings
Find out who are board members and observers are.
Read our latest board papers.