Tim Deakin

Tim is Editor of routeone and has worked in both the coach and bus and haulage industries.
2268 Articles

Mellor’s Orion E enters first UK service

Mellor’s Orion E electric bus has entered service in the UK for…

FirstGroup CEO Tim O’Toole sacked ahead of dire results

FirstGroup CEO Tim O’Toole has been sacked by the board and placed…

Bus taken off road due to tyre damage

A First bus in Colchester has been taken off the road due…

Next step for irtec licensing to be launched

IRTE’s irtec expert working group is discussing the future of the accreditation,…

Paper timetables stop at Arriva Mids

Arriva Midlands will stop printing paper timetables in Leicester from 10 June,…

BusyBus lands at Manchester Airport in tourism hub coup

Specialist minibus tourism operator BusyBus is adding Manchester Airport as a new…

Retired Hattie is relaunched as ‘safe place’

Hattie, one of the original Skegness Seasiders, has been retired and transformed…

New life for hybrids after refurb by Volvo for contract

Volvo has proved that there is a second life for hybrid buses,…

Lucketts partner with Velo South

Lucketts Travel is the official travel partner for a new 100-mile closed-road…

MoT exempt vehicles

I read with interest Martin Hearson's letter [routeone/Opinion/23 May] regarding MoT exemption…