Selwyns Travel is a coach tour operator based in

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, 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, Hardings Tours,

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in 1996 and Haytons, Manchester in 2011. In March 2013, the business was sold to the RATP Group with a fleet of 90 vehicles operating from depots in

, Manchester and St Helens.Metrolink operator RATP swoops on Selwyns
''Manchester Evening News'' 18 March 2013 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. Selwyns operate from 3 depots in the North West as well as a National Express out station based at Leeds Coach Station Their Head Office depot in Runcorn, which covers Private Hire bookings, Various College contracts including Sir John Deanes College and Reaseheath College and the

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shuttle and some

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routes. Sharston depot in Manchester which is responsible for Selwyns Airside operations at Manchester Airport and also National Express routes Operate from this depot Prenton Depot on the Wirral operates various school contracts on behalf of Wirral council During the

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, Selwyns Travel was one of a number of bus operators who provided vehicles and drivers to operate services on behalf of

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along with

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and

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