Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions and successor: Transport...

AT 246

1999-2002

This series contains records regarding the policy on the development and implementation of technology components of the ten-year transport plan.

Former reference order within accessions

TTT

Public Record(s)

English

• Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, 2001-2002
• Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, 1997-2001

file(s)

Records not yet transferred

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Topics

Research

The Transport Technology and Telematics (TTT) division worked on the strategy for and the co-ordination of transport technology and intelligent transport systems (telematics), including transport direct and real-time information system; demonstration of electronic road user charging (RUC) and associated off-road research; and smart cards.

In 2000, there were four branches in the division:

Branch 1 worked on road demonstration design, technical appraisal, management and monitoring; management of the off-road research projects; smart card and standardisation in line with the European Committee for Standarisation (CEN); and the real-time information project.Branch 2 worked on strategy for and co-ordination of transport technology, including e-commerce and teleworking; support for transport direct champion; and summits.Branch 3 worked on development of a national public transport information system; transport direct implementation; and traveline.Branch 4 was dedicated to project management for transport direct.In 2002, the division was reduced to two branches:

Branch 1 worked on road demonstration design, technical appraisal, management and monitoring; management of the off-road research projects; smart card and standardisation in line with CEN; and the real-time information project. Branch 2 was called Transport Direct team and focussed on strategy for and co-ordination of transport technology, analysing the impact of information communication technologies such as the internet on transport, and developing policy on impact of teleworking on transport.