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The World's First Amphibious Commuter Bus
Cities such as London, Tokyo, Mumbai, New York etc., all have one thing in common. Waterways run across the middle of these cities, which makes commuting between two banks a time consuming task.
While bridges take care of the problem to some extent, they are expensive to build. Ferry services still take a part of the load, however, high operating cost is a concern. Also, for commuters changing the mode of transportation becomes a time consuming task. The answer to this problem is a public transport that can move both on land and water.
The Amphicoach is the world's first commuter bus that can travel on land and water.
The amphibious bus has seating capacity for 50 passengers.
Amphicoach is built on a bus platform, but has the hull of a boat, which allows it to float.
Amphicoach operates like a regular bus while on road. Once in water two water jets move it along at speeds of up to 8 knots.
Amphicoach was first developed to serve as a replacement for the 500 year old ferry service between the Scottish cities of Renfrew and Yoker.
Amphicoach is available for purchase worldwide and is already being considered to begin service on the Hudson River in New York. The amphibious bus has also been successfully tested in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
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