Tim Deakin

Tim is Editor of routeone and has worked in both the coach and bus and haulage industries.
2340 Articles

West Yorkshire CPO fall-back for bus franchising large depots

The West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) looks set to follow the Liverpool…

Work to avoid Alexander Dennis plant closures in Scotland ongoing

Work to secure a pipeline of new bus orders for Alexander Dennis…

Depot Charging Scheme will part-fund electric coach infrastructure

Coach operators are among parties that are eligible to apply for grant…

Of floating bus stops and electric coach depot charging support

A decision to “pause” design work in England around the shared-space variant…

Autonomous vehicles will come – but staff need is going nowhere

A between-the-lines conclusion from a report by the Transport Research Laboratory (TRL)…

Staff-free autonomous coach and bus service potential questioned

The likelihood of coach or bus service delivery using autonomous vehicles with…

The Coach Travel Group: Significant room to expand, says CEO

One of the industry’s most notable developments of recent years was debut…

Challenge: A constant feature of London open-top tour operation

A bastion of on-street competition in the bus industry is the London…

Bee Network: The now and the future of bus in Greater Manchester

Transition of bus services in Greater Manchester to the franchised Bee Network…

‘Shared space’ floating bus stops design in England to be paused

Local transport authorities (LTAs) in England including London will see a pause…