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| 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 is a coach tour operator based in Runcorn, England.
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| 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 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. [1] [2]
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. [3] [4] [5]
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. [6]
Selwyns operate from two depots in Runcorn and Sharston, as well as from a National Express outstation at Milton Keynes Coachway. A National Express outstation was also maintaiened at Leeds City bus station until its closure on 17 May 2024.[ citation needed ]
Their head office depot in Runcorn covers private bookings, various contracts including Sir John Deane's College and Reaseheath College,[ needs update ] as well as some National Express routes. [3] [7] [8] Selwyns' Sharston depot is responsible for the operator's airside crew transfer operations at Manchester Airport and also some National Express routes operate from this depot.[ citation needed ]
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. [9]
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