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The West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive (WMPTE) was the public body responsible for public transport in the West Midlands metropolitan county in the United Kingdom from 1969 until 2016. The organisation operated under the name Centro from 1990, and was publicly branded as Network West Midlands from 2005. Initially, WMPTE was also responsible for the operation of bus services within the West Midlands. However, following deregulation in 1986 it ceased operating services directly and assumed a purely coordinating role.

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  • WMPTE
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  • The West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive (WMPTE) was the public body responsible for public transport in the West Midlands metropolitan county in the United Kingdom from 1969 until 2016. The organisation operated under the name Centro from 1990, and was publicly branded as Network West Midlands from 2005. Initially, WMPTE was also responsible for the operation of bus services within the West Midlands. However, following deregulation in 1986 it ceased operating services directly and assumed a purely coordinating role. WMPTE was dissolved in 2016 following the establishment of the West Midlands Combined Authority and its transport arm, Transport for West Midlands (TfWM). (en)
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  • 1969-10-01 (xsd:date)
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  • Public transport
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  • Dissolved
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  • WMPTE (en)
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  • 2016-06-17 (xsd:date)
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  • 1969-10-01 (xsd:date)
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  • Birmingham, England (en)
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  • West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive (en)
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  • *1969-1974: (en)
  • West Midlands Council *1986-2009: (en)
  • West Midlands ITA (en)
  • West Midlands PTA *1974-1986: (en)
  • West Midlands PTA *2009-2016: (en)
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  • Corporation Transport *West Bromwich Corporation Transport *Wolverhampton Corporation Transport (en)
  • *BirminghamCity Transport *Coventry Corporation Transport *Walsall (en)
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  • Public transport (en)
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  • Dissolved (en)
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  • The West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive (WMPTE) was the public body responsible for public transport in the West Midlands metropolitan county in the United Kingdom from 1969 until 2016. The organisation operated under the name Centro from 1990, and was publicly branded as Network West Midlands from 2005. Initially, WMPTE was also responsible for the operation of bus services within the West Midlands. However, following deregulation in 1986 it ceased operating services directly and assumed a purely coordinating role. (en)
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  • West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive (en)
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  • West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive (en)
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