What happened to Britain’s great transport experiment?

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Go to https://surfshark.com/lukeo or use code LUKEO at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN! - Watch more of my videos here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDft76-0Qb78jltTNnVQ-RTmK-u-dxjpp&si=cxidD1ve9eR4S7LL https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDft76-0Qb79MnpOxXfFcQwWHs8hxowWl&si=D5cb7YWwz9nyhByj https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDft76-0Qb7_bQJvGTgB8et4GSo9sEpuP&si=E7i1yBuXMHb1u2Oy https://www.patreon.com/c/LukeOSullivan Where did hovercraft go? They work. They're fast. So, why aren't they everywhere? Let's go explore the SR.N4s and then head to Hovertravel to ride on an actual, working, commercial passenger hovercraft. A massive thank you to: The Hovercraft Museum https://www.hovercraft-museum.org Lyndon Ford (Hovercraft Museum Duty Manager, Hovercraft Engineer) Doug Coulson (Hovercraft Museum Duty Manager) Hovertravel (go for a ride or tour: https://www.hovertravel.co.uk) Stephen Forster ( Hovertravel Media Manager) Steve Attrill ( Director of Operations, Chief Pilot) My amazing team Manu Moulay (Drone Footage and SR.N4 2nd Cam Op) Olivia Brytz (Hovertravel 2nd Cam Op) Max from Dialogue MGMT for help with sponsorships https://www.dialoguemgmt.com And David King for talking through the end of Hoverspeed with me. And thanks to everyone below for uploading Creative Commons footage/photos to the internet and providing visual context. It's very much appreciated! If anyone wants to use footage from this video please let me know, happy to help. SR.N1 image by The National Archives UK: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SRN1_Hovercraft.jpg Hovercraft archive video by Frank Murmann https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hovercraft.ogv https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boarding.ogv Eurotunnel shot by Florian Fèvre https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eurotunnel_Class_9705_-_Sortie_Tunnel_sous_la_Manche_à_Coquelles.jpg 00:00 Intro 00:51 History 01:28 Hovercraft Museum 07:51 Hovertravel My channel brings you short videos on transport, buildings and cities. There are new videos every week or two. Subscribe for more! This video is sponsored by Surfshark VPN.