Tim Deakin

Tim is Editor of routeone and has worked in both the coach and bus and haulage industries.
2302 Articles

Bus honours young African slave who died in Brighton

A Brighton & Hove bus has been named in honour of Thomas…

Social value of buses should not be neglected

Harking back to my days as a consultant when I dabbled with…

What will your depot look like?

Last week I commented on the potential for a long-term decline in…

Franchising is about money, not control

Stagecoach East MD Andy Campbell explains franchising’s pitfalls and the cheaper, quicker…

Judges get into action as 2018 shortlisting process is started

The routeone Awards may be four months away, but already the event…

Funding structure to help coach Euro 6 upgrade

Expense of retrofit can be spread over ‘several years’ while gaining Euro…

Tyre speed ‘unlikely’

Looking at The Whisperer discussing an unfortunate wheel loss incident [routeone/Whisperer/20 June],…

Well done Stagecoach’

I fully agree with all they are saying about Stagecoach Express X10…

Giant money maker’

In regards to the DVSA reviewing the Driver CPC [routeone/News/30 May], it…

DfT needs operators’ help

The Department for Transport (DfT) is carrying out an international coach study…