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Glasgow looks at splashing out on a taxi for the Clyde

GLASGOW commuters could soon be able to travel to work in the city on a New
York-style waterbus.

Transport experts have been brought in to see if regular commuter services on
the River Clyde are feasible.

The £100,000 study, by MVA Consultancy, has been commissioned by Glasgow
City Council on behalf of four other councils.

One expert said the plan could bring Clyde ferries "out of the Victorian era and
into the 21st century".

James H
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ex-tobester · Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 3:40 pm Post subject:

Is that not the same idea as what we had till last year?

glasgowken · Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 4:05 pm Post subject:

That's what I was thinking

That poor bloke who ran it didn't get a lot of support.

Stuball · Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 5:50 pm Post subject:

They tried years ago aswell.... hence the waterbus signs. £100,000 for a study? wtf?
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zolita1908 · Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 5:52 pm Post subject:

I'll do the study for half the price

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james73 · Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 2:01 pm Post subject:

Hovercraft tests Clyde commuter ferry plan

A NEW commuter hovercraft service is being tested on the River Clyde.

A company wants to launch regular services by using the river to link the
city with Greenock, Dunoon and Rothesay.

The three-day trial got under way this morning to allow Clydeport's harbourmaster
to assess the impact hovercrafts would have on other river users.

Clydefast is using 12-passenger hovercraft for the tests but a permanent
service would carry up to 130 passengers.

It would make two round trips each day between the SECC pontoon in
Glasgow with stops at Braehead, the East India Harbour at Greenock and
Dunoon.

James H
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zolita1908 · Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 2:02 pm Post subject:

I seen this, don't know how successful it will be, especially in winter
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james73 · Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 7:12 pm Post subject:

Clyde hovercraft trial under way

Hovercraft trials on the River Clyde in Glasgow could see some journeys being
cut by up to 20 minutes, operators claim.

A permanent service would involve hovercraft with a capacity of up to 130
passengers, which could travel in the open seas at speeds of up to 40 knots.

The three-day trial, by Clydefast Ltd, will involve a Griffon 2000TD 12-passenger
hovercraft.

Hovercraft were last seen in regular use on the Clyde in the late 1960's.

Two trips per day will run between the SECC pontoon in Glasgow, Braehead,
East India Harbour in Greenock and Dunoon.

It will allow the Clydeport Harbourmaster the chance to assess the potential
impact of a regularly operated service.

It will also give investors and local authorities the chance to experience for
themselves what a hovercraft can offer in terms of alternative transport.

James H
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Fjord · Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 12:02 am Post subject:

I'd certainly give it a go if it ever comes off.

cheesylion · Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 3:00 pm Post subject:

It would be a handy way of getting to Dunoon and the Cowal Peninsula on public transport with having to get trains AND ferries.