Selwyns Travel

Selwyns Travel
Van Hool bodied VDL DE4000 in Liverpool in April 2013
Parent RATP Group
Founded 1968
Headquarters Runcorn
Service type Coach operator
Depots 3
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, Starline Travel, Manchester in 1984, 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]

Selwyns Travel operates the Liverpool Hope University to Liverpool South Parkway shuttle, 20 Transport for Greater Manchester school routes and is a National Express subcontractor.[4][7][8]

References

  1. ↑ Companies House extract company no 1385533 Selwyns Travel Limited
  2. ↑ History Selwyns Travel
  3. ↑ Haytons saved by rival Selwyns in pre-pack deal Manchester Evening News 5 December 2011
  4. 1 2 Metrolink operator RATP swoops on Selwyns Manchester Evening News 18 March 2013
  5. ↑ "RATP acquires Selwyn Travel" Coach & Bus Week issue 1079 20 March 2013 page 7
  6. ↑ "RATP adds sixth UK leg with Selwyns acquistion" Buses issue 698 May 2013 page 7
  7. ↑ Bus Routes Selwyns Travel
  8. ↑ More of the same for Selwyn's coaches Transport Engineer 3 May 2011


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