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Post by roeco on Apr 14, 2019 16:39:53 GMT -8
The Queen of Alberni was a regular on Departure Bay to Horseshoe Bay for a good chunk of her career before mid island was created. And yes she was kinda cramped but ;ater on was used mostly on holidays or extra sailings and occasionally on reg. I know she was on Langdale run for a little while too but wasn't to popular due to the high number of passengers and smaller passenger lounge. And actually I think for a while early in her career she also served on Swartz Bay to Tswawassen.
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Post by WettCoast on Apr 14, 2019 17:05:24 GMT -8
The Queen of Alberni ... And actually I think for a while early in her career she also served on Swartz Bay to Tswawassen. When new in 1976 she was the 'truck ferry' with a single vehicle deck and did indeed serve route one as the "sports car" extra ferry dedicated to trucks & overheights. Her crossing time was originally 1 hour & fifteen minutes. Her passenger accommodation space was fine in those early days ...  Queen of Alberni & Q of Surrey 1 @ Swartz Bay Terminal c1977
D.O.Thorne photo © by Jim Thorne, on FlickrAfter the Alberni grounding in Active Pass in 1979, five additional minutes were added to her crossing time so as to slow her down through Active Pass. Summer 1980 schedule ...  |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Apr 14, 2019 17:09:56 GMT -8
And actually I think for a while early in her career she also served on Swartz Bay to Tswawassen. I remember that time in 1979 when she almost completed a trip through Active Pass |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Apr 14, 2019 17:15:39 GMT -8
When new in 1976 she was the 'truck ferry' with a single vehicle deck and did indeed serve route one as the "sports car" extra ferry dedicated to trucks & overheights. Her crossing time was originally 1 hour & fifteen minutes. Its passenger accommodation space was fine in those early days ... Just giving some "Surrey Appreciation" to this wonderful (in many ways) historical photograph. |
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Post by elwharust on Apr 18, 2019 14:41:23 GMT -8
Was the QoA originally built for bcf?
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Post by FNS on Apr 18, 2019 14:50:17 GMT -8
Was the QoA originally built for bcf? Yes, the MV QUEEN OF ALBERNI was originally built for BCF. 1976 as a commercial and truck supplement for the TSA-SWB run.
Many surgeries later at BC area "harbour hospitals", she's currently on the DKP-TSA run.
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Post by WettCoast on Apr 18, 2019 16:33:40 GMT -8
Was the QoA originally built for bcf? Maybe before you ask a question like this, spend a little time reading the back pages on this thread & elsewhere on this forum. You will get your answer fairly quickly. |
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Post by elwharust on Apr 18, 2019 17:24:08 GMT -8
Was the QoA originally built for bcf? Maybe before you ask a question like this, spend a little time reading the back pages on this thread & elsewhere on this forum. You will get your answer fairly quickly. Both my sister and I have read through all 18 pages of this thread and neither of us can find any information about who it was built for, only where it was built. |
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Post by Neil on Apr 18, 2019 17:28:56 GMT -8
Maybe before you ask a question like this, spend a little time reading the back pages on this thread & elsewhere on this forum. You will get your answer fairly quickly. Both my sister and I have read through all 18 pages of this thread and neither of us can find any information about who it was built for, only where it was built. I'm wondering why you're wondering. Are you also curious about her four sisters which have identical hulls? |
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Post by westcoastxpress on Apr 18, 2019 17:39:25 GMT -8
I'd like to point out just how unwelcoming and rude some members on this forum are. It's no wonder it's dying.
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Post by elwharust on Apr 18, 2019 19:25:43 GMT -8
Both my sister and I have read through all 18 pages of this thread and neither of us can find any information about who it was built for, only where it was built. I'm wondering why you're wondering. Are you also curious about her four sisters which have identical hulls? I'm wondering because the Alberni, when she was first built, looked a lot different than the other c-class. |
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Post by jwjsamster on Apr 18, 2019 19:28:37 GMT -8
I'd like to point out just how unwelcoming and rude some members on this forum are. It's no wonder it's dying. Hmmmm
Date Registered: about an hour ago
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How would you know it's dying exactly since you're so new to our community?
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Post by Low Light Mike on Apr 18, 2019 19:30:33 GMT -8
I'm wondering why you're wondering. Are you also curious about her four sisters which have identical hulls? I'm wondering because the Alberni, when she was first built, looked a lot different than the other c-class. Great questions: She was unique, compared to her 4 sisters. Same hull size, same main car deck size, but everything above that was smaller or non-existent. She was a special concept, as we mentioned earlier. |
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Post by WettCoast on Apr 18, 2019 20:27:39 GMT -8
A little Alberni & original 'C' class history form 1976. These are from a British magazine, "The Motorship", from 1976. These have been scanned from the Mr DOT collection. I am fairly sure I have previously posted these items elsewhere on this forum. Note that where it talks about the Alberni as a 'rail ferry', it never ever carried any rail cars or had tracks on its deck. It was put into service for carrying large trucks ('semis') & other over height traffic.    |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Oct 5, 2019 7:29:24 GMT -8
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Post by WettCoast on Oct 14, 2019 9:43:41 GMT -8
Queen of Alberni proposed 'lifting' article by Mark Wilson, from The Province newspaper (Vancouver) - 25 January 1984.
From the 'Mr DOT' collection
The Alberni, of course, did get that extra car deck ...
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Post by princessofvanfan on Oct 14, 2019 10:26:14 GMT -8
I've always wondered why the wheelhouses on the Alberni were designed to sit higher than on the Cowichan and Coquitlam.
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Post by WettCoast on Oct 14, 2019 14:23:27 GMT -8
I've always wondered why the wheelhouses on the Alberni were designed to sit higher than on the Cowichan and Coquitlam. Perhaps it was that by placing them higher they offset the disadvantage of having the wheelhouses further back from the ends (bows?) in terms of visibility over the bow, especially when berthing the vessel. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2019 5:53:24 GMT -8
Thats correct I've been on her many time and its never been to bad
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2019 5:55:35 GMT -8
The wheelhouses sit higher because of how much further the pilothouses are behind the bow
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2019 5:57:24 GMT -8
Or at least so good freind and bcferries captain Ben Sware tells me
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2019 5:58:53 GMT -8
I shold have said i have ridden in her pilothouse many times
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2019 6:00:42 GMT -8
The al bundy is my favorite ship because shes a oddball like me
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Post by markkarj on Dec 10, 2019 10:21:43 GMT -8
The al bundy is my favorite ship because shes a oddball like me Do you work in a shoe shop as well  ? |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2019 20:06:58 GMT -8
A no im a bus cleaner for wilson's transportation ltd
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