Tim Deakin

Tim is Editor of routeone and has worked in both the coach and bus and haulage industries.
2290 Articles

First Bus orders 193 Wrightbus battery-electrics

First Bus has placed an order with Wrightbus for 193 battery-electric vehicles…

Zero-emission coach interest: ‘Marked increase’ in 2022

Interest in the purchase of zero-emission coaches has seen a marked increase…

Bus Recovery Grant in England extended into 2023

Bus Recovery Grant (BRG) support in England has been extended to the…

Alternatives identified as Bourton coach park threatened

Preliminary work involving the identification of potential alternative coach space in Bourton-on-the-Water…

Return of contracts cited in SPT home-to-school fiasco

Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) has apologised after many home-to-school services in…

Diamond Bus WM cuts threat recedes after LA support

The threat of wholesale service cuts in Worcestershire by Rotala subsidiary Diamond…

Zero-emission coaches to be eligible for ScotZEB2 fund

The purchase of zero-emission coaches for use on private hire, tourism-related and…

NX: Zero-emission white coach hope ‘within two years’

National Express UK Coach aspires to having a pilot zero-emission coach in…

A successful strategy: The Eavesway Travel approach

Identifying an untapped or emerging market and capitalising on it is one…

Young people: An under-represented source of staff?

Bringing in young recruits has long been seen as a saviour to…