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Seaspeed

Seaspeed was the name given to the joint hovercraft operations of British Rail (under British Rail Hovercraft Limited) in association with the French National Railways (SNCF).

British Rail Hovercraft Limited was established in 1965, under authority given to it by the British Railways Act 1967 and started its first service in 1966. Seaspeed merged with rival Hoverlloyd in 1981 to create Hoverspeed.

Seaspeed Archive

HSC The Princess Margaret (GH 2006) – Past and Present

Last Updated: 05/12/2019by Nigel ThorntonFerries, Hoverspeed, Past and Present, Sea Containers Ltd (SeaCo), Seaspeed

HSC The Princess Margaret (GH 2006) – “Mountbatten” (SRN ‘Super’ 4) Hovercraft built in 1968 by British Hovercraft Corporation, East Cowes, Isle of Wight, England (Yard No 001) for Seaspeed, Dover, England

HSC Ingenieur Jean Bertin – Past and Present

Last Updated: 15/09/2019by Nigel ThorntonFerries, Hoverspeed, Past and Present, Seaspeed, Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)

HSC Ingenieur Jean Bertin – SEDAM type N500 ‘Naviplane’ Hovercraft built in 1977 by Sedam, Pauillac, France (Yard No 2) for SNCF, France

HSC Cote d’Argent – Past and Present

Last Updated: 12/05/2020by Ray GoodfellowFerries, Past and Present, Seaspeed, Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)

HSC Cote D’Argent – SEDAM type N500 naviplane Hovercraft built in 1976 by Sedam, Pauillac, France (Yard No 1) for Societe des Nationale des Chemins de fer Frances (SNCF), France

HSC The Princess Anne – Past and Present

Last Updated: 29/11/2018by Nigel ThorntonFerries, Hoverspeed, Past and Present, Sea Containers Ltd (SeaCo), Seaspeed

HSC The Princess Anne (GH 2007) – “Mountbatten” (SRN ‘Super’ 4) Hovercraft built in 1968 by British Hovercraft Corporation, East Cowes, Isle of Wight, England (Yard No 004) for Seaspeed, Dover, England