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SRN2

In the Summer of 1963, Hovertransport (a joint Westland/Southdown Motor Services venture) used a Westland's SRN2 to run a passenger carrying service between Southsea and Ryde coming in, as shown in the first 3 pictures, onto Appley Beach.

see this page for other Saunders-Roe/BHC hovercraft.

(Click on an image to get a larger version)

	SRN2 Hovercraft travelling at speed (Postcard)
	SRN2 Hovercraft in operation by Southdown Coaches (Postcard)
	SRN2 on the beach at Pemarth during the cross Bristol Channel Service 1963
	Shown here on the Weston-super-Mare beach.
	SRN2 The SR-N2 shown here offering a cross Solent ferry service in August 1962. 65 ft long 30 ft beam 38 or 53 passengers as fitted at different times (it was designed to take 70 passengers) 73 kts 4 x 815 shp Bristol Siddeley Nimbus engines - 2 for lift, 2 for propulsion
	SRN2 coming ashore, 1962 (postcard)
	SRN2 at Calshot beach (a postcard from a picture by Derek Wilson)

Other hovercraft websites:

• Hovercraft Museum - UK
• Griffon Hovercraft - one of the last UK manufacturers
• Paper Hovercraft - Hovercraft Art by Michael Gardner
• Saunders Roe/BHC Archives (photos etc)