Archway Travel
Archway Travel Optare Solo SR in Poulton-le-Fylde in July 2024 | |
| Founded | 1993 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Fleetwood, Lancashire, England |
| Service type | Bus and coach |
| Routes | 17 |
| Fleet | 25 |
| Managing director | Sam Archer |
| Website | archwaytravel |
Archway Travel is a bus and coach operator based in Fleetwood, Lancashire, England. Their fleet of 25 vehicles range from 24- to 80-seater coaches and buses. The company's routes predominantly serve schools and colleges in Lancashire and public service routes.
As of 2023, the company's managing director is Sam Archer,[1] part of the family of owners.[2]
In August 2024, the company began a service contract with Lancashire County Council (LCC) to run routes 74 and 75, replacing a similar contract LCC had with Blackpool Transport since 2020. The same month, Archway hired nine new Alexander Dennis Enviro200 single-decker buses to assist with its continued venture into local service operation. They were given a "Fylde Villager" livery.[3]
Archway Travel, which is headquartered on Copse Road in Fleetwood.[4]
Routes
Archway travel operate the following 17 routes:
| Route | Origin and destination |
|---|---|
| 74 | Fleetwood to Preston via Thornton, Poulton-le-Fylde, Great Eccleston, Elswick, Inskip, Catforth and Lea[5] |
| 75 | Fleetwood to Preston via Thornton, Cleveleys, Poulton-le-Fylde, Staining, Weeton, Kirkham and Newton with Scales[6] |
| 76 | Blackpool to St Anne's via Poulton-le-Fylde, Weeton, Kirkham, Wrea Green, Warton & Lytham[7] |
| 78 | Great Eccleston to St Anne's via Elswick, Kirkham, Freckleton, Warton, Lytham & Ansdell |
| 509 | Winmarleigh to Garstang Academy |
| 567 | Knott-end to Lancaster Grammar School |
| 607 | Thistleton to Baines High School via Elswick, Great Eccleston, Little Singleton, Singleton and Little Poulton[8] |
| 648 | Fleetwood to Poulton Baines School |
| 660 | Cleveleys to Poulton Hodgson Academy |
| 901/902 | Fleetwood to Preesall |
| 903/904 | Cleveleys to Preesall |
| 905 | St Michael's to Preesall |
| 906 | Hampton Green to Preesall |
| SM1 | Merside to St Mary's Catholic Academy |
| SM2 | Blackpool South Railway Station to St Mary's Catholic Academy |
See also
References
- ^ Deakin, Tim (15 May 2023). "Developing training and recruitment at Archway Travel". routeone. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Archway Travel - Fleetwood coach hire on the Fylde coast". Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ Team, routeone (22 August 2024). "Archway Travel enters bus service work with nine-strong new fleet". routeone. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "Archway Travel Archway House, Copse Road, Fleetwood, Lancashire, FY7 7NY - Fleetwood Weekly News". findit.fleetwoodtoday.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Service 74 - Archway Travel". 16 May 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Service 75 - Archway Travel". 14 May 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ Archway Travel - route 76
- ^ "607 Thistleton - Elswick - Great Eccleston - Poulton High Schools". www.lancashire.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ "Timetables & Routes – Archway Travel". archwaytravel.co.uk. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
External links
- Company website
- Media related to Archway Travel at Wikimedia Commons