South East Wales Transport Alliance

The members of Sewta were: • Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council • Bridgend County Borough Council • Caerphilly County Borough Council • Cardiff County Council • Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council • Monmouthshire County Council • Newport City Council • Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council • Torfaen County Borough Council • Vale of Glamorgan Council ==Partners==

The local authorities worked in partnership with: • Sustrans • Passenger Focus • Arriva Trains Wales • First Great Western • Network Rail • Bus Users UK • Confederation of Passenger Transport ==Role and Aims==

The main functions of Sewta were to: • prepare regional transportation strategies, plans and programmes • apply for external funding to carry out those programmes • act for the Councils in respect of programme actions resourced through that funding • respond to consultation documents having a regional dimension • advise the Councils on transportation issues. Sewta did not have a responsibility for highway and road safety issues, nor did Sewta own or operate buses and trains. ==References==