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, Hardings Tours,
Liverpool 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
Runcorn, 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
Liverpool Hope University to
Liverpool South Parkway
Liverpool South Parkway station (Formerly Allerton railway station), is a railway station and bus interchange in the Garston district of Liverpool, England. It serves, via a bus link, Liverpool John Lennon Airport in the neighbouring suburb of ...
shuttle and some
National Express routes.
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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 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
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History
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and Midland Classic
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History Midland Classic
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.
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Coach operators in England
RATP Group
Transport companies established in 1968
1968 establishments in England
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