Founded | 1968 |
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Headquarters | Runcorn |
Service type | Coach operator |
Depots | 2 and 1 outstation |
Fleet | 90 |
Website | www.selwyns.co.uk |
Selwyns Travel [1] is a coach tour operator based in Runcorn, England.
Selwyns Travel was founded in 1968 by Robert Alun Jones. It grew with the purchase of Yates Tours in 1979, the Manchester Airport division of Ambassador Coaches t/a Starline Travel in 1994 [nb 1] , Hardings Tours, Liverpool in 1996 and Haytons, Manchester in 2011. [2] [3]
In March 2013, the business was sold to the RATP Group with a fleet of 90 vehicles operating from depots in Runcorn, Manchester and St Helens. [4] [5] [6]
In April 2020 RATP returned control back to Selwyn Jones through his newly incorporated private company, Selwyns Coaches Limited which became the major shareholder of Selwyns Travel Limited. [7]
Selwyns operate from 2 depots in the North West as well as two National Express outstations based at Leeds Coach Station and Milton Keynes Coach Station.
However the outstation in Leeds closed on 17 May 2024, this was the second time Selwyns have pulled out of Leeds.
Their Head Office depot in Runcorn, which covers Private Hire bookings, Various College contracts including Sir John Deanes College and Reaseheath College and some National Express routes. [4] [8] [9]
The Sharston depot in Manchester which is responsible for Selwyns Airside operations at Manchester Airport and also some National Express routes operate from this depot
During the 2021 Go North West strike, Selwyns Travel was one of a number of bus operators who provided vehicles and drivers to operate services on behalf of Go North West along with Edwards Coaches and Midland Classic. [10]
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