Tim Deakin

Tim is Editor of routeone and has worked in both the coach and bus and haulage industries.
2289 Articles

How can bus franchising be made to work better for SMEs?

Bus franchising is underway or has been signalled in each of England,…

Bus franchising: The missing ingredient for Labour is money

That Labour favours public control of bus services has been beyond doubt…

Local elections must lead to focus on industry’s position in policy

That Labour made a strong showing in early May’s council and mayoral…

Bus franchising momentum grows after mayoral election results

Momentum for further franchising of bus services in England has grown with…

Accessible Information Regulations guidance published by DfT

Scope for ad-hoc exemptions from the Accessible Information Regulations (AIR) has been…

Is a PSVAR climbdown on in-scope, closed-door H2S in the offing?

A bugbear of PSVAR for many is how closed-door home-to-school (H2S) services…

Industry-wide return to vehicle supply stability ‘still some way off’

Extended lead times for new coaches and buses are receding but an…

Lewis Coaches among three further REL Capital operator buys

Coach industry investor REL Capital has added three more operators to its…

Accessible Information application to rail replacement is clarified

Vehicles – including coaches – used on rail replacement work that meets…

Dover, coaches, and the EU Entry/Exit System: What lies ahead?

An app for submission of passenger information intended to mitigate some of…