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| james73 |
Glasgow looks at splashing out on a taxi for the ClydeGlasgow looks at splashing out on a taxi for the ClydeGLASGOW 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 |
Is that not the same idea as what we had till last year? | ||
| glasgowken |
That's what I was thinking  That poor bloke who ran it didn't get a lot of support.
Groan 
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| Stuball |
They tried years ago aswell.... hence the waterbus signs. £100,000 for a study? wtf? | ||
| zolita1908 |
I'll do the study for half the price 
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| james73 |
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 |
I seen this, don't know how successful it will be, especially in winter | ||
| james73 |
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 |
I'd certainly give it a go if it ever comes off. | ||
| cheesylion |
It would be a handy way of getting to Dunoon and the Cowal Peninsula on public transport with having to get trains AND ferries. |