Tim Deakin

Newcastle-under-Lyme, United Kingdom

Senior Journalist at routeONE

Editor, Routeone Magazine at Diversified Communications

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Articles

DfT 'should enable England bus service improvement agenda'

1 day ago | route-one.net | Tim Deakin

Cohesive bus funding and policy interventions must flow from the Department for Transport (DfT) if local transport authorities (LTAs) in England are to deliver on aspirations for service improvement, a report from the National Audit Office (NAO) has concluded. Local Bus Services in England was published on 27 June and is in effect a value-for-money report on bus funding.
Bus services in new housing developments anti-congestion call

2 days ago | route-one.net | Tim Deakin

Planning reform to unlock new housing developments must not lead to increased congestion and such projects should have â€śa measurably positive impact on local transport networksâ€ť including bus services, according to a group of transport and environmental organisations.
Future of coach and bus to be explored at September conference

3 days ago | route-one.net | Tim Deakin

Opportunities for coach and bus operators amid a changing industry landscape and greater political interest in the sector will be central to a free-to-attend conference by Backhouse Jones and the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) in Leeds on 16 September. Titled Route Forward, the half-day event will open at 0900hrs at the Clayton Hotel close to Leeds city centre.
How do home-to-school contracts sit alongside bus franchising?

4 days ago | route-one.net | Tim Deakin

That bus franchising is coming to England, Wales and potentially Scotland too is known and understood. But what its spread beyond Greater Manchester will mean for home-to-school contracts, that bastion of income for many operators, is less clear. There they were wrapped into franchising. The outcome saw only one SME operator win home-to-school work under that new regime, leading to some significant adjustment for other such businesses in the conurbation.
Bus franchising contracts in Wales set to be sized from two vehicles

4 days ago | route-one.net | Tim Deakin

Bus franchising contracts in Wales are expected to be as small as for two vehicles in a bid to protect SMEs in that market, the Senedd Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee heard on 19 June as part of ongoing scrutiny of the Bus Services (Wales) Bill. Transport for Wales (TfW) will oversee franchising rollout, which is due to start in 2027.
Guild Earned Recognition module is renamed PSV Private Hire

5 days ago | route-one.net | Tim Deakin

The Guild of British Coach Operators module that is an optional part of the DVSA Earned Recognition scheme has been renamed to PSV Private Hire and expanded in scope to also facilitate membership of the School Transport Forum.
'Measured and inclusive' bus reform in Wales advocated by ALBUM

1 week ago | route-one.net | Tim Deakin

ALBUM is another trade body to air worries about how potential fallout from bus franchising in Wales will impact the countryâ€™s SME operators, which could be marginalised by the reform planned by the Welsh Government according to the Association. It adds that a similar threat faces the countryâ€™s two municipal operators in Cardiff Bus and Newport Transport, which could be destabilised.
Local transport funding in England: Devil in the detail, as ever

1 week ago | route-one.net | Tim Deakin

Clarity on local transport funding in England via the spending review outcome is welcome, as was made clear by the responses from stakeholder bodies. Indeed, the four-year, ¬£2.3 billion Local Transport Grant (LTG) certainty on capital funding allocations outside city regions is greater than the three-year approach hinted before. And those latter areas fare even better in terms of the long-term outlook via Transport for City Regions (TCR) money. Allocations there are to FY2031/32.
EVM looks to further small buses as Karsan e-JEST gains traction

1 week ago | route-one.net | Tim Deakin

A slightly longer variant of the battery-electric Karsan e-JEST could come to the UK and Ireland in the long-term via importer EVM as part of that businessâ€™s desire to grow its small bus portfolio. The e-JEST sits at 5.9m, with the first two production examples for EVM recently delivered. Karsan is looking at a potential extension to suit the North American market that would add a 6.5m option. If adopted, it may also be of interest to EVM.
National Insurance increase draws mixed coach and bus response

1 week ago | route-one.net | Tim Deakin

A varied response to the hike in employersâ€™ National Insurance (NI) contributions on 6 April has been forthcoming from the coach and bus industry, with one bus operator citing it as a contributor to an early fares increase and another in the London open-top market seeing outgoings increase by ÂŁ200,000. Reading Buses CEO Robert Williams says that it â€śhas forced our hand to act earlier than normalâ€ť on fares, although he notes that other costs are also up.