Tim Deakin

Tim is Editor of routeone and has worked in both the coach and bus and haulage industries.
2058 Articles

CPT President Paul Lynch: Political priorities ahead of election

Stagecoach London Managing Director Paul Lynch (pictured, above) took over as President…

Bus Centre of Excellence: How is it working with the industry?

Among promises made in the National Bus Strategy for England at publication…

UK leadership of European electric bus market grows in 2023

The UK again led the deployment of new battery-electric coach and bus…

Bus operators’ growing interest in coach: A surprise, or not?

A source of intrigue to the coach industry is growing interest shown…

Smart tachograph version 2: International retrofit warning sounded

Coach operators that travel internationally and which need to retrofit vehicles with…

Bus industry must play its part in dealing with antisocial scourge

News that Stagecoach North Scotland driver Keith Rollinson died after an alleged…

Unite demands more legal protection after Elgin bus driver tragedy

Unite the union has demanded more legal protection for transport staff after…

Fees charged by DVSA form part of independent review work

Efficiency benefits, fee levels, and savings in resource departmental expenditure limits are…

Coach tourism drivers’ hours changes in EU now ‘a done deal’

Change to hours regulations for coach tourism drivers in the EU is…

Coach and bus engineers: Apprentice route is ever more obvious

With talk of driver shortages and issues with retention, it is sometimes…