Tim Deakin

Tim is Editor of routeone and has worked in both the coach and bus and haulage industries.
2487 Articles

Reflecting on coach and bus in 2025, and looking forward to 2026

As year-end approaches, members of the coach and bus industry might spare…

EU-funded CoacHyfied project cancelled with no vehicles produced

The EU-backed CoacHyfied project to demonstrate use of hydrogen fuel cell-electric power…

No single answer to coach industry recruitment test, sector hears

The coach industry making more noise about what it does and what…

Bus service improvement work requires more than fares-first focus

Something is lost on ministers when they anchor better bus services in…

Yutong GT14 arrival sits alongside wider coach work for Pelican

Importer Pelican Bus and Coach has outlined its high hopes for the…

Harris Bus and Coach expands on plans for Higer marque in UK

Harris Bus and Coach has shared further details of its work to…

Work needed to show public that ‘coach is good’, says FlixBus chief

More work is needed to inform the public “that coach is good”…

Serially non-compliant tiny minority still under the industry’s surface

Compliance around the industry is undoubtedly the best it has ever been.…

Vehicle annual test failures should be investigated, DVSA advises

A vehicle’s failure at annual test should be followed up robustly by…

Coach industry political mojo: work needed to regain momentum

A scant positive from the start of the current decade was how…