Archway Travel

Archway Travel
Archway Travel Optare Solo SR in Poulton-le-Fylde in July 2024
Founded1993 (31 years ago) (1993)
HeadquartersFleetwood, Lancashire, England
Service typeBus and coach
Fleet25
Managing directorSam Archer
Websitearchwaytravel.co.uk
Archway Travel MCW Metrobus school bus in January 2009
"Fylde Villager" livery

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] operates the following bus 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]
525 Rossall Point to Saint Aidan's Church of England High School in Preesall[7]
526 Larkholme Parade, Fleetwood to Saint Aidan's[8]
527 Ship Inn in Elswick and Saint Aidan's via Great Eccleston[9][10]
529 Galgate to Saint Aidan's[11]
541 Pilling to Hodgson High School and Baines High School, Poulton[12]
552 Derby Arms, Inskip to Bowgreave via Elswick, Great Eccleston, St Michael's on Wyre and Churchtown[13]
567 Knott End to Lancaster schools[14]
607 Thistleton to Baines High School via Elswick, Great Eccleston, Little Singleton, Singleton and Little Poulton[15]
675 Elswick to Broughton[16]
813 Hambleton to Garstang Academy[17]
SF1 Lytham to Blackpool Sixth Form College via Freckleton, Warton, Wrea Green, Kirkham, Greenhalgh-with-Thistleton, Elswick and Great Eccleston[18]

The company uses JabbaTalk and TrustTrack to track its fleet.[19]

  1. ^ Deakin, Tim (15 May 2023). "Developing training and recruitment at Archway Travel". routeone. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Archway Travel - Fleetwood coach hire on the Fylde coast". Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  3. ^ Team, routeone (22 August 2024). "Archway Travel enters bus service work with nine-strong new fleet". routeone. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Archway Travel Archway House, Copse Road, Fleetwood, Lancashire, FY7 7NY - Fleetwood Weekly News". findit.fleetwoodtoday.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Service 74 - Archway Travel". 16 May 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Service 75 - Archway Travel". 14 May 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  7. ^ "School Bus route 525 - Archway Travel". 10 April 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  8. ^ "School Bus route 526 - Archway Travel". 10 April 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  9. ^ "527 Elswick - Preesall St Aidans CETC (outbound)". www.lancashire.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  10. ^ "School Bus route 527 - Archway Travel". 17 June 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  11. ^ "School Bus route 529 - Archway Travel". 10 April 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  12. ^ "School Bus route 541 - Archway Travel". 17 June 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  13. ^ "552 Great Eccleston - Garstang High School (outbound)". www.lancashire.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  14. ^ "School Bus route 567 - Archway Travel". 3 June 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  15. ^ "607 Thistleton - Elswick - Great Eccleston - Poulton High Schools". www.lancashire.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  16. ^ "School Bus Route 675 - Operated by Archway Travel". 15 April 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  17. ^ "School Bus route 813 - Archway Travel". 17 June 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  18. ^ "SF1 - Lytham - Blackpool Sixth Form College". bustimes.org. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  19. ^ "Archway travel choose JabbaTalk to track their fleet". JabbaTalk. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2023.