Tim Deakin

Tim is Editor of routeone and has worked in both the coach and bus and haulage industries.
2298 Articles

Temporary bus service variation changes among TCs’ updates

The Traffic Commissioners (TCs) have updated their advice note to operators that…

Ultra Low Emission Coach definition ‘challenging’, says LowCVP

Work by the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP) to define an Ultra-Low…

£500m bus recovery partnership model in England called for

The Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) has called for a bus recovery…

Meeting with MPs sees coach operators make support case

The long-term impact on the coach industry of a failure by government…

The Guild of British Coach Operators: Best practice at heart

Coach operators have many opportunities to demonstrate their competencies and skills to…

VAB Berlin system aims to revolutionise bus depot management

With electrification, vehicle connectivity and an increasing reliance on cloud-based platforms for…

Ember: A watershed moment for the UK coach industry

Start-up Ember has attracted significant mainstream attention for its work in establishing…

First Bus engineering transformation focuses on utilisation

Slowly but increasingly surely, major change continues to come to First Bus…

Change of political line is required for future industry prosperity

The industry continues to battle for survival. Central to that is being…

Test driving the latest Neoplan Tourliner P20

The Neoplan Tourliner is an established part of the coach market. To…