Hovercraft / ferry service from Fife to Portobello?

by **Poppy** » 13 Jul 2007, 16:55

This might be of interest re crossing the Forth:

(the technical reports are also on the Transport Scotland website for those who'd understand them (e.g. or even i.e. Seanie!!))

Something needs to help take the load of the road (although a better rail service would also help!).

by **Puerto bella** » 13 Jul 2007, 18:05

Saw the Hovercraft in action today and it was very exciting and quite an impressive sight. I do hope it takes off.
Balancing all the factors, if another mode of transport can take vehicles off the road then its got to be a good thing. Shame it was fully of dignatories and local people didn't get a chance to go on it for free today.

by **rapunzell** » 13 Jul 2007, 18:19

It looked amazing on TV just now. It has potential, maybe even as a tourist attraction.

by **Porty** » 15 Jul 2007, 00:03

by **Bob Jefferson** » 23 Jul 2007, 20:48

by **Sandra** » 25 Jul 2007, 09:41

by **Porty** » 25 Jul 2007, 09:56

by **Puerto bella** » 26 Jul 2007, 19:09

by **foxy** » 26 Jul 2007, 19:15

by **Puerto bella** » 26 Jul 2007, 19:19

by **Bob Jefferson** » 26 Jul 2007, 19:28

As some of us have suspected for some time, today's article in the EN makes it pretty clear that any service is likely to run from Granton rather than Portobello, and it seems more likely that it will be a ferry of some sort rather than a hovercraft. All of which kind of makes PMAG's opposition to it somewhat redundant, though no doubt they will still claim the credit for this 'victory'.

So why a hovercraft and why Portobello? Why raise our hopes when there was clearly no intention of it happening here? I can only assume that it was a matter of convenience. It was simply the easiest, cheapest option. A novelty ride down by the funfair.

Do you think EN sub-editors actually read these articles before they decide on the headline? I'm beginning to wonder.

by **Bob Jefferson** » 26 Jul 2007, 19:53

From Fife Today, and of particular interest to rapunzell I would imagine:

by **Bob Jefferson** » 26 Jul 2007, 19:58

by **Bob Jefferson** » 26 Jul 2007, 20:29

This letter was published recently in the EN:

And the response today:

by **rapunzell** » 27 Jul 2007, 15:32

by **Bob Jefferson** » 27 Jul 2007, 19:08

The hovercraft was the subject under discussion on the Breakfast show this morning.

Here, for the record, is my own contribution:

Thanks to Cassie Grant for supplying the audio clip.

by **Bob Jefferson** » 31 Jul 2007, 18:02

by **kings roader** » 01 Aug 2007, 14:50

by **Bob Jefferson** » 02 Aug 2007, 21:28

Oh well, it was fun while it lasted:

photos by Kenny Fairley

by **kings roader** » 03 Aug 2007, 15:41

by **SoupDragon** » 03 Aug 2007, 16:16

by **Poppy** » 03 Aug 2007, 16:57

Could hear it Pittville Street too, but it was quite a "soft" noise.

by **Sandra** » 04 Aug 2007, 19:43

by **tom nimmo** » 05 Aug 2007, 13:03

by **wangi** » 05 Aug 2007, 13:07

by **Epykat** » 05 Aug 2007, 21:44

by **Bob Jefferson** » 05 Aug 2007, 21:46

by **Epykat** » 05 Aug 2007, 21:48

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