The Transport Act (Northern Ireland) 1967 (c. 37 (N.I.)) is an act of the Parliament of Northern Ireland concerning transport.
Background In the decades leading up to the act, there had been a reduction in the length of Northern Ireland's railway network from 900 miles to 210 miles.
Contents The act established the Northern Ireland Transport Holdings Company which trades as Translink a government-owned body which manages trains and buses in Northern Ireland. The act established NITHC as a replacement to the Ulster Transport Authority.
The operations of Belfast Central Railways were absorbed by Northern Ireland Railways, under the act.
Implementation Ulsterbus began operating in April 1967. Northern Ireland Railways was established on 1 April 1968. Citybus began operating on 2 April 1973.
The name "Translink" was adopted in 1996.
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