{"id":661189,"date":"2010-02-10T18:01:11","date_gmt":"2010-02-10T23:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/stagecoach-amphibious-bus-amfibus\/14130\/"},"modified":"2010-02-10T18:01:11","modified_gmt":"2010-02-10T23:01:11","slug":"britains-first-amphibious-bus-nearly-becomes-a-submarine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/661189","title":{"rendered":"Britain&#8217;s first amphibious bus nearly becomes a submarine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gizmag.com\/pictures\/hero\/amfibus.jpg?w=780\" alt=\"The amfibus in action on the River Clyde\"><\/p>\n<p>Great Britain&#8217;s first amphibious bus service has hit a slight snag in testing &#8211; a component failure halting the Stagecoach Amphibious Bus in its third crossing of the river Clyde between Renfrew and Yoker in Scotland. Proposed as a replacement for a ferry service that&#8217;s set to close down next month, the &#8220;amfibus&#8221; is designed to deliver a &#8216;seamless&#8217; trip across the Clyde with minimal transition time between its regular coach mode and jet-powered water crossing mode&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><b>Tags:<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/airbag\/\" rel=\"tag\">Airbag<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/amphibious\/\" rel=\"tag\">Amphibious<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/british\/\" rel=\"tag\">British<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/bus\/\" rel=\"tag\">Bus<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/scotland\/\" rel=\"tag\">Scotland<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Related Articles:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/sealegs-breaks-amphibious-on-water-record\/8474\/\">Sealegs breaks amphibious on-water record<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/giant-solar-lily-pads-for-glasgow\/9317\/\">Giant solar lily pads <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/amphibious-tank\/11620\/\">Toy Amphibious Tank packs water cannon and 4WD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/6469\/\">Another successful amphibious vehicle English Channel Crossing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/4921\/\">smart amphibious vehicle<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/7655\/\">Sealegs 7.1m amphibious boat commences production<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/kEiq1whAJOfenSmGmsSR2fehP3I\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/kEiq1whAJOfenSmGmsSR2fehP3I\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/kEiq1whAJOfenSmGmsSR2fehP3I\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/kEiq1whAJOfenSmGmsSR2fehP3I\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=JS5f0b7_9wQ:kvDxzUr4bok:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=JS5f0b7_9wQ:kvDxzUr4bok:H0mrP-F8Qgo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=JS5f0b7_9wQ:kvDxzUr4bok:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?i=JS5f0b7_9wQ:kvDxzUr4bok:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=JS5f0b7_9wQ:kvDxzUr4bok:wF9xT3WuBAs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?i=JS5f0b7_9wQ:kvDxzUr4bok:wF9xT3WuBAs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=JS5f0b7_9wQ:kvDxzUr4bok:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine\/~4\/JS5f0b7_9wQ\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Great Britain&#8217;s first amphibious bus service has hit a slight snag in testing &#8211; a component failure halting the Stagecoach Amphibious Bus in its third crossing of the river Clyde between Renfrew and Yoker in Scotland. 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