Selwyns Travel
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| Founded | 1968 |
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| Headquarters | Runcorn, Cheshire, England |
| Service type | Coach operator |
| Depots | 2 and 1 outstation |
| Fleet | 90 |
| Website | selwyns |
Selwyns Travel is a coach/bus operator and Mobico Group partner operator based in Runcorn, Cheshire, England.
Selwyns Travel was founded in 1968 by Father and Son Robert and Selwyn Jones. It grew rapidly from a one minibus operation to enable the purchase of Yates Tours Ltd Runcorn 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]
Operations
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 maintained 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]
