The Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive (TWPTE) using the brandname of Nexus, is the Passenger Transport Executive for the Tyne and Wear region of North East England. Nexus is the operations arm of the Tyne and Wear Integrated Transport Authority (TWITA). The ITA is made up of sixteen councillors from the county: four from each of Newcastle upon Tyne and Sunderland, three from both Gateshead and North Tyneside, and two from South Tyneside.