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Seaspeed
Logo: Seaspeed, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
British hovercraft operator
Seaspeed was a British hovercraft operator which ran services in the Solent and English Channel between 1965 and 1981, when it merged with a rival to form Hoverspeed. Seaspeed was a jointly owned subsidiary of railway companies British Rail (under British Rail Hovercraft Limited) and France's SNCF, and was established in 1965.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Seaspeed was a British hovercraft operator which ran services in the Solent and English Channel between 1965 and 1981, when it merged with a rival to form Hoverspeed. Seaspeed was a jointly owned subsidiary of railway companies British Rail (under British Rail Hovercraft Limited) and France's SNCF, and was established in 1965.2
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- WikipediaSeaspeed
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ7441955
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- 1WikidataSeaspeed on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaSeaspeed on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsSeaspeed logo by Seaspeed, Public domain