Transport Scotland

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Transport Scotland
Còmhdhail Alba
Executive Agency overview
Formed 1 January 2006
Jurisdiction Scotland
Headquarters Buchanan House, 58 Port Dundas Road, Glasgow G4 0HF
Employees 400
Minister responsible
Executive Agency executive
  • David Middleton, Chief Executive
Website www.transportscotland.gov.uk

Transport Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Còmhdhail Alba) was created on 1 January 2006 as the national transport agency of Scotland. It is an Executive Agency of the Scottish Government and accountable to Scottish Ministers.

Organisation

As of September 2010 Transport Scotland merged with Transport Directorate of core Scottish Government. They continue to be called Transport Scotland although they now have responsibility for all transport related issues across Scotland.

The agency currently has six directorates:

  • Aviation, Maritime, Freight and Canals
  • Finance, Corporate and Analytical Services
  • Major Transport Infrastructure Projects
  • Tranport Policy
  • Rail
  • Trunk Road and Bus Operations

Transport Scotland works in partnership with private sector transport operators, local authorities and government. It also works closely with the four current voluntary regional transport partnerships (RTPs). The Scottish Government is bringing forward legislation for the creation of statutory RTPs which will be able to take a strategic view of the transport needs of people and businesses in each region.

Transport Scotland are also responsible for managing Traffic Scotland.

Traffic Scotland

Through the Traffic Scotland service, Transport Scotland provides a public service that aims to deliver safe and reliable trunk roads. The focus of Traffic Scotland is to minimise the effects of congestion, breakdowns and unforeseen events on the trunk road network. The Traffic Scotland service delivers traveller information for the Scottish Trunk Road network through a process of 'monitor, control and inform'.

  • Monitor: The Traffic Scotland service monitors the network using CCTV, roadside hardware, communication with the police, weather forecasts and major event management services.
  • Control: All information collected through the monitoring process is processed within the Traffic Scotland Control Centre. The Traffic Scotland Control Centre operates 24 hours a day to ensure that traffic and travel information disseminated as part of the Traffic Scotland service is accurate.
  • Inform: Traffic and travel information processed by the Traffic Scotland Control Centre is then disseminated via the Traffic Scotland service, including the Traffic Scotland website, the Traffic Customer Care Line, the Traffic Scotland mobile website, the Traffic Scotland Information Kiosks, road side Variable Message Signs (VMS) and via the multiple Traffic Scotland data services available to public, corporate and media users.

Traffic Scotland are also responsible for the Freight Scotland website which is a real-time traffic information website aimed at logistics operators and HGV drivers operating in Scotland. The site provides the same functionality as the Traffic Scotland website but with the additional freight related information and web-links.

Traffic Scotland is widely regarded as one of the best Traffic Information services available.[citation needed]

Railways

In September 2008 Transport Scotland announced that all First ScotRail trains (including from the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport) would be eventually repainted in a new, blue livery with white Saltire markings on the carriage ends. The livery would remain unchanged in the event of a change of operating franchisee.[1]

Regional Transport Partnerships

West

Strathclyde Partnership for Transport

South West

SWESTRANS

South-East

SESTRANS

Central and Tay

TACTRAN

North-East

NESTRANS

Highlands and Islands

HITRANS

Shetland

ZetTrans

See also

References

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External links

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