There was a short piece on 7 news tonight about the Sydney hydrofoils. It was mentioned that one is on a chicken farm in Sydney somewhere.
Found this on google http://www.classicfastferries.com/cff/p ... 002_4s.pdf
FLASHBACK: Sydney Hydrofoils
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FLASHBACK: Sydney Hydrofoils
Seven News Flashback report on Sydney Hydrofoils, which operated 1965-1991.
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Very excellent story indeed. Shows how a marvel of engineering revolutionised our ferry network, but then winded up with a few flaws and then got killed off by Greiner and his JetCats. How I wish I was around in that time period to ride one of those magnificent hydrobeasts.
I hope someone buys the Manly and makes it a preserved ship; it is one good piece of ferry history. That and the South Steyne.
I hope someone buys the Manly and makes it a preserved ship; it is one good piece of ferry history. That and the South Steyne.
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AEC Decker loved riding the Hydrofoils, even just to watch them ride up out of the the water as they quickly picked up speed.
They were so smooth and 15 minutes from the Quay to Manly was unheard of before they arrived.
Bring 'em back, for the tourists and those Sydneysiders who remember.
They were so smooth and 15 minutes from the Quay to Manly was unheard of before they arrived.
Bring 'em back, for the tourists and those Sydneysiders who remember.
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Re: FLASHBACK: Sydney Hydrofoils
Unfortunately according to the video only one hydrofoil-the "Manly"-is still in Australia, and that would probably need a big restoration job for it to ever run again.AEC Decker wrote:AEC Decker loved riding the Hydrofoils, even just to watch them ride up out of the the water as they quickly picked up speed.
They were so smooth and 15 minutes from the Quay to Manly was unheard of before they arrived.
Bring 'em back, for the tourists and those Sydneysiders who remember.
Hydrofoils accumulated a huge bill on Uncles Askin, Lewis, Wran, Unsworth and Greiner's PTC/UTA/STA ferry running documents-and they are still very expensive to run. Sucks eh?
I guess that reason killed off the Manly JetCats (which Crazyturbo76 never got to ride because he rarely ventures into STA-run territory).