Tim Deakin

Tim is Editor of routeone and has worked in both the coach and bus and haulage industries.
2495 Articles

Interim PSV O-Licence introduction: A decade’s lack of progress

In 2019, the Department for Transport (DfT) consulted on proposed changes to…

DfT ‘should enable England bus service improvement agenda’

Cohesive bus funding and policy interventions must flow from the Department for…

Bus services in new housing developments anti-congestion call

Planning reform to unlock new housing developments must not lead to increased…

Future of coach and bus to be explored at September conference

Opportunities for coach and bus operators amid a changing industry landscape and…

How do home-to-school contracts sit alongside bus franchising?

That bus franchising is coming to England, Wales and potentially Scotland too…

Bus franchising contracts in Wales set to be sized from two vehicles

Bus franchising contracts in Wales are expected to be as small as…

Guild Earned Recognition module is renamed PSV Private Hire

The Guild of British Coach Operators module that is an optional part…

‘Measured and inclusive’ bus reform in Wales advocated by ALBUM

ALBUM is another trade body to air worries about how potential fallout…

Local transport funding in England: Devil in the detail, as ever

Clarity on local transport funding in England via the spending review outcome…

EVM looks to further small buses as Karsan e-JEST gains traction

A slightly longer variant of the battery-electric Karsan e-JEST could come to…