Tim Deakin

Tim is Editor of routeone and has worked in both the coach and bus and haulage industries.
2069 Articles

Coach and bus engineers: Apprentice route is ever more obvious

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

Heavy vehicle testing reform for ER members needs more work

Any reform of the heavy vehicle testing regime for operators that are…

York Pullman Bus Company agrees sale to FirstGroup

Agreement has been reached for FirstGroup to purchase York Pullman Bus Company.…

Varied political approaches to coach and bus industry are now clear

Respective political approaches to coach and bus from the Conservative and Labour…

PSVAR review delay: Acceptable if unavoidable, say trade bodies

PSVAR review next steps to be presented in a government response to…

Labour coach and bus policy development ‘based on engagement’

Labour wants to grow its burgeoning engagement with bus and develop with…

EU coach drivers’ hours reform: Same but better needed in UK

Reform of coach drivers’ hours for those largely on tourism-related services is…

The capacity kings: Aldermaston Coach Lines’ B8L EvoSeti pair

Capacity can be king if an operator has work to justify it.…

Coach hire rates: What does the future look like?

Coach hire rates are buoyant thanks to the supply and demand equation…

Update to original Bus Service Improvement Plan work is called for

Local transport authorities (LTAs) in England outside London have been told to…