Koastal Karl
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Post by Koastal Karl on Oct 6, 2013 14:23:37 GMT -8
The New West is taking over for the Alberni starting Oct 16 for how long I don't know but I plan to do a trip on her while she is on route 30!
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Neil
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Post by Neil on Oct 7, 2013 21:27:34 GMT -8
This photo may have been posted before. At New Westminster's waterfront promenade, there is a wall featuring many scenes from the Royal City's history. One of the shots is of the Queen of New Westminster, presumably taken just after launching, when she visited the town she was named for. I'm wondering if other BC Ferries vessels did such visits. Obviously, the Queen of Tsawwassen and Queen of Nanaimo were named for ports they served on a daily basis at some point in their careers, but did the ' Esquimalt ever salute her home town? Did the Queen of Burnaby do a turn somewhere east of the Second Narrows bridge? Did the new Queen of Victoria sound a salute somewhere offshore of Beacon Hill Park?  |
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Post by WettCoast on Oct 7, 2013 22:02:48 GMT -8
This photo may have been posted before. At New Westminster's waterfront promenade, there is a wall featuring many scenes from the Royal City's history. One of the shots is of the Queen of New Westminster, presumably taken just after launching, when she visited the town she was named for. I'm wondering if other BC Ferries vessels did such visits. Obviously, the Queen of Tsawwassen and Queen of Nanaimo were named for ports they served on a daily basis at some point in their careers, but did the ' Esquimalt ever salute her home town? Did the Queen of Burnaby do a turn somewhere east of the Second Narrows bridge? Did the new Queen of Victoria sound a salute somewhere offshore of Beacon Hill Park? I believe the answer is, for the most part, 'Yes'. The early queens did visit their namesake harbours and their were 'Open Ships' or something of that sort. I am uncertain if the Wack sailed into Chilliwack harbour, however.    from Queen of Oak Bay Inaugural Voyage pamphlet, dated 13 June 1981 (Mr. DOT collection). |
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Post by WettCoast on Oct 14, 2013 9:41:01 GMT -8
Queen of New Westminster easing into berth 2 at BCF's Swartz Bay Terminal - 29 September 2013  photo © WCK-JST by Wett Coast, on Flickr
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Post by Scott (Former Account) on Oct 21, 2013 21:10:08 GMT -8
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Post by Low Light Mike on Oct 26, 2013 17:48:34 GMT -8
Royal City Queen on her Route-30 relief assignment. - seen 9:30am - 10:30am from Jack Point park in Nanaimo. October 26, 2013. Heading towards Duke Point  In front of the Gabriola Island cliffs, as she prepares for her powerslide.  Heading out on her next sailing:  With Gabriola Island's Malaspina Galleries Point in the right background: - perhaps this will be the location for my next QoNW photo shoot.    ------------- It was nice to see a single-ender Spaulding ship at Duke Point. - video to come later. |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Oct 26, 2013 18:35:08 GMT -8
A couple of photos of Queen of New Westminster in the berth at Duke Point. - 9:45-10:15am on October 26, 2013. W.A.C. Bennett's ship and H.R. MacMillan's pulp mill: Old friends together once again. - both have survived various corporate changes over the years.  I like the late morning light in the background.  |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Oct 27, 2013 6:24:38 GMT -8
My video of the QoNW near and at Duke Point, from morning of October 26, 2013. ----------------- And some powerslide stills from her arrival:   ------------------- It was fun doing this shoot. 1 hour of walking and 1 hour of being at Jack Point filming the ship. |
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Post by Dane on Dec 17, 2013 9:46:58 GMT -8
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Post by Ferryman on Dec 20, 2013 20:03:07 GMT -8
Queen of New West, back at Tsawwassen from the drydock with a clean hull, and a freshly painted funnel, as seen from the Departing Coastal Renaissance in Berth 2  Queen of New Westminster by Deck-dog SSI, on Flickr |
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Post by WettCoast on Feb 10, 2014 11:02:34 GMT -8
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Feb 10, 2014 18:08:07 GMT -8
The Queen of New Westminster had small fire on January 27, 2014 during a retrofit. Does anyone know what they are retrofit on her? |
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Post by Mike on Mar 26, 2014 20:02:17 GMT -8
The Queen of New Westminster meeting the Coastal Celebration in Active Pass.  |
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Post by princessofvanfan on Mar 26, 2014 20:25:58 GMT -8
Just means she'll last longer, not being used year 'round! |
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Post by Scott (Former Account) on Apr 8, 2014 0:15:58 GMT -8
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Post by Curtis on Apr 9, 2014 23:19:56 GMT -8
The New Westminster Sounding her Trumpets to enter Active Pass.
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Post by Scott (Former Account) on Apr 15, 2014 20:55:38 GMT -8
Queens of Burnaby, Nanaimo and New Westminster at Tsawwassen taken on Tuesday, April 15th. The following photos are posted on behalf of Mayne. Unauthorized use is prohibited.
  
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Koastal Karl
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Post by Koastal Karl on May 1, 2014 21:43:41 GMT -8
Apparently the Queen of New West will be filling in for the Queen of Alberni from Tuesday May 6 to Thursday May 8 while the Alberni is out for some maintenance. BC Ferries has posted a service notice about it.
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Post by Mike on May 25, 2014 22:29:16 GMT -8
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Post by Mike C on May 25, 2014 23:37:45 GMT -8
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jun 8, 2014 11:56:51 GMT -8
10:20pm at Tsawwassen terminal, on June 6, 2014. I am on deck-7 of Coastal Inspiration, and I'm enjoying the post-dusk view of the area Here is Queen of New Westminster in berth 4  ------------- SOBC arrived at around 10:25pm, into berth 5. Here are a couple of photos of the 2 ships. The bows  The sterns  |
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Post by WettCoast on Jun 26, 2014 9:16:41 GMT -8
Queen of New Westminster, tied up (in bondage) @ berth 4, Tsawwassen Terminal - 9 June 2014. This view from the stern 'shows off' her Spaulding - Seven Sisters heritage rather well, I think.  © WCK-JST by Wett Coast, on Flickr
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Post by Blisswood on Aug 3, 2014 14:43:22 GMT -8
Tomorrow (August 4) is the 50th anniversary of New Westminster`s inaugural run - on one of the busiest travel days of the year. I doubt there`ll be any celebration or signal flags flying, but *Happy birthday and thank you* to one of the originals.
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Post by Curtis on Sept 11, 2014 9:00:02 GMT -8
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Neil
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Post by Neil on Oct 5, 2014 21:54:37 GMT -8
What's a ferry fan- and a mostly full time resident of a ferry dependent community- to do, when he finds himself getting too bogged down in the cynicism and politics of never ending fare increases, service cuts, and general governmental disregard for our marine transportation system?
Take a ferry ride, just for fun. To remind oneself that getting out on the water on a lovely autumn afternoon is worthwhile just in itself. Even if I have to give those lousy beggars a hefty parking fee and fares to do it.
Haven't taken the Queen of New Westminster in a while, since she's hardly ever found on my usual Duke Point route these days. The last of the raised Vs. Oh, I know, the purists will quibble about the 'V' thing, but I'm not one for tiny details. I've always really like how the 'New Westminster was redone after her last facelift; there's not a square inch of the vessel's interior that's wasted. Her cafeteria is cramped, and seating areas are put wherever they can be. Narrow walkways and stairways as well. This is not a boat from the modern German office building design. I like the layout of the outer decks four and five as well, with the covered areas and windbreaks. My only quibble is with the fact that you cannot access the stern. I don't recall if this was always the case with all the original nine 'major' vessels.
I think I set a personal record, taking about 115 photos on the 4:00 sailing from Tsawwassen, and the return. None worth posting, given my talents, and the fact that route one has been photographed to death... although I was happy to see that I did get the horizon straight in a handful. Maybe, sometime in the near future, I'll get bold and venture off the 'idiot proof' default setting my daughter was kind enough to set for me.
I notice that the 'New Westminster's vehicle deck layout is the same as it was when she was on route 30- three lanes one side, four on the other. This gives her an effective capacity of about 250 AEQ, not the 290 BC Ferries claims. Whatever. She's by far the oldest vessel left on the three main strait crossings, and I'll have to enjoy her somewhat dated personality periodically before she's sent to the rebar manufactory in India. She's an interesting and fairly speedy old gal who has served us well these forty nine years.
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