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Transport group floats 'amfibus' plans

Michael Donnelly, PlanningResource, 9 February 2010

Transport group Stagecoach has begun trials of a new floating bus, or 'amfibus'.

Stagecoach has been testing the vehicle on the River Clyde with the view to it replacing the existing ferry service between Renfrew and Yoker which is due to shut at the end of March.

The ‘amfibus’ would follow a route by road from Braehead to the Renfrew ferry slipway, crossing the Clyde to Yoker and then travelling on by road to Clydebank.

Brian Souter, Stagecoach Group Chief Executive, said: "A new 'amfibus' service would be a Scottish and UK first, providing a seamless bus connection between two important local communities. It is a great example of the potential for new transport links using the country's rivers and estuaries."

The £700,000 'amfibus' can carry 50 passengers and can travel at 8 knots in the water and has a maximum road speed of 60mph.


michael.donnelly@haymarket.com

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