Superfreighter

Ian Warren · Post by **Ian Warren** » 25 Jun 2007, 06:32

Looking 'SUPER' Garry

Post by **Garry Russell** » 25 Jun 2007, 09:27

Cheers guys...living up to it's 'frightner image at times'

Garry

Post by **TSR2** » 25 Jun 2007, 11:57

Great stuff Garry... Coming along nicely.

Post by **Bridon Bear** » 25 Jun 2007, 12:44

Agree with all the others Garry....a welcome addition to the collection this will be

As an aside...I know the capacity for vehicles/passengers was very limited indeed. The costs must have been exhorbitive for that reason alone. Does anyone have the prices Silver City would have charged for a Car/Passenger and in what year?....Would be interesting to work out the modern day equivelant in today's money.

Regards.

Bridon Bear

Post by **Garry Russell** » 25 Jun 2007, 12:55

Hi Brian

I do have costs somewhere.

They came down a lot as it built but it was more than a weeks wage for Mr. Average

I'll look up then when I find the articles........just having a tidy up so bye bye to everything I need.

I tidy my room every six months or so..............whether it needs it or not :redface:

Garry

Post by **Garry Russell** » 25 Jun 2007, 14:40

Hi BB

Fares for 1961/62

http://www.timetableimages.com/i-s/silv61i.jpg

Found the original prices as well

Â£25 for a car and Â£4 for each passenger

Flight operating form 07:30 til 23:00

Garry

AndyG · Post by **AndyG** » 25 Jun 2007, 15:13

That's about Â£350 per car and Â£56 per passenger at 2007 values.

AndyG

Post by **Garry Russell** » 25 Jun 2007, 15:33

Certainly was expensive but even then it was difficult for them to meet the demand as they was no shortage of takers

In 1963 in the peak of the summer daily movements exceeded Heathrow at times but but the end of the decade it was all but over.

It was the only way of travel to the Continent that offered drive on instead of crane on and speed.

The Ro-Ro ferries and Hovercraft soon challenged it and caused a huge mass switch to the sea.

Another problem was The Bristol 170 itself. Limited to about ten years normal used before the bottom spar boom needed repair..........the reason why so many 170s were withdrawn in the early-mid sixties or carried on into the seventies was due to general use and whether the extension was carried out.

The 170 was simple and rugged but hard worked and wearing out with no replacement capable of operating as they did.

Even the Carvair was relatively complex.

So aircraft wearing out, no replacement that could compete with the fast convenient sea travel saw a quite dramatic decline.

As an aside for one season towards the end of the fifties they operated a Southampton-Bembridge IoW.....it was not a success....but full marks for SCA who built themselves up as a British institution purely by breaking new ground and making it work.

Garry

Post by **Trev Clark** » 27 Jun 2007, 13:03

Came across this web page Garry, have you seen it before?
http://glostransporthistory.visit-glouc ... tol170.htm
Some nice detail shots here, albeit of the short nosed Frightener
http://glostransporthistory.visit-glouc ... G-BISU.htm

Post by **Garry Russell** » 27 Jun 2007, 13:39

Hi Trev

Yep I have those but thanks anyway.

The short nose is a 31 so it is identical apart from the nose and tail additions....but the other details are the same

Garry