Stagecoach to trial cross-Forth hovercraft service next month

Stagecoach will run 22 hovercraft services a day between Kirkcaldy and Portobello during the two-week trial

Stagecoach has confirmed plans to begin a full passenger trial of a cross-Forth hovercraft link next month.

The Perth-based group will test a 130-passenger craft on a route between Kirkcaldy and Portobello for two weeks from July 16 to 28.

A total of 22 services a day - 11 in each direction - will operate on the route, with integrated bus links to accommodate commuters looking to avoid congestion on the Forth Road Bridge.

The £300,000 trial will cover part of the period of the Forth...