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Hovercraft Trials Portobello - Kirkcaldy |
© Copyright: Peter Stubbs - please contact peter.stubbs@edinphoto.org.uk Photographed July 16, 2007 at 5.35pm
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Hovercraft Trials |
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Background This is a trial service for 12 days, Monday to Saturday, beginning July 16, 2007. During the trial, this hovercraft is providing an hourly service between Portobello (Edinburgh) and Kirkcaldy, about 11 miles to the north, across the Firth of Forth in Fife. The journey time is 20 minutes each way. If successful, Stagecoach hope to introduce a permanent service, probably beginning in 2008, possibly using two hovercrafts. |
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The Photo This photo was taken on the first day of the trial service, July 16, 2007. The 5.30 hovercraft service to Kirkcaldy in Fife is seen here departing from Portobello. The coast of East Lothian can be seen in the background. The hill to the right-hand side of the hovercraft is North Berwick Law, about 17 miles ENE of Portobello. |