Tim Deakin

Tim is Editor of routeone and has worked in both the coach and bus and haulage industries.
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Multi-year bus funding settlement in England ‘hopeful’: Minister

The Department for Transport (DfT) is “hopeful” that a multi-year bus funding…

RHA roads vision live as coach parliamentary reception due in 2025

RHA expects to hold a parliamentary reception for its coach operator members…

Coach Action Plan for Cornwall, Devon and Somerset published

Peninsula Transport has published a Coach Action Plan. The subnational transport body…

Roadbuilding argument must not overlook modal shift imperative

Arguments for and against roadbuilding are complex and polarised. Some parties favour…

How battery-electric is fitting into a small coach operator’s fleet

Wattsway Travel was an early convert to battery-electric power in coach, taking…

Versatile double-deck coach: Volvo 9700 DD put through its paces

Volvo has seen success of late in the UK double-deck coach segment…

PCV must be able to leverage vocational driver recruitment lessons

Positing that a problem exists with how many drivers are entering the…

How subcontracting can help SME bus operator franchising worries

Use of subcontracting in bus franchising could be one relatively easy means…

PCV driving test numbers in long-term fall but pass rate increasing

The number of PCV driving tests being taken in Great Britain lags…

First Yutong GTe14 electric coach deliveries made to retail buyers

The first Yutong GTe14 battery-electric tri-axle coach deliveries to retail buyers have…