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Photographer: Victor Kovyrshin
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Copyright: Victor Kovyrshin
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This is the outer deck railing on a Spirit Class ferry.
The S-Class Ferries, Spirit Class Ferries or Super ferries are the largest ferries in the BC Ferries Fleet.
There are two Spirit Class Ferries—The Spirit of British Columbia (built 1993) and the Spirit of Vancouver Island (built 1994). These two ferries were built in separate parts by a variety of different shipbuilders in British Columbia, and they were fully assembled in North Vancouver.
The vessels are largely the same in layout and characteristics. The Spirit of British Columbia underwent extensive internal renovations in 2005. In January 2006, similar renovations on the Spirit of Vancouver Island were completed.
* Overall length: 167.57 m (547 ft)
* Gross tonnage: 18,747.44 tons
* Car capacity: 470
* Passenger & crew capacity: 2,100
* Service speed: 19.5 knots (36 km/h)
* Power: 21,394 hp (16 MW)
These vessels operate exclusively on the Highway 17 (Swartz Bay-Tsawwassen) route. The Spirit of British Columbia is based at Tsawwassen, while the Spirit of Vancouver Island is based at Swartz Bay.
On Friday 2/12/2016, 4578s is seen leaving the closed & soon to be demolished Port Augusta (Northern) power station with B61-S317-GM27-GM10-S302 in charge. This was the second of the two movements with SSR hauling ex Leigh Creek coal wagons to NSW.
Having seen a variety of locomotives arrive & depart this location over a period of 50 plus years ranging from the GM class to the more recent 82, XRB class & V544, this was the first ever visit of a B class diesel locomotive.
S-317 is working hard as she hauls a 'down' standard gauge goods train through Somerton. In June 1982, this loco was hauling an 'up' s.g. goods when it ran up the rear of the Spirit Of Progress which had broken down in thick fog at Barnawartha. The two crew on the loco were killed in the collision with the CS van on the rear of the Spirit. The CS van was destroyed as was the nose and cab of the 'S' class. S-317 was rebuilt and continues in service to this day painted in yellow and black for the SSR railway. 12:53pm, Saturday 6th September, 1980.