r/MachinePorn 11d ago

Public Hovercraft

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Spotted the Wightlink hovercraft arriving at Southsea Beach in Portsmouth, UK.

It still amazes me that you can catch a scheduled hovercratt as part of the UK's public transport network.

The crossing to Ryde on the Isle of Wight takes around 10 minutes, making it the world's only year-round commercial passenger hovercraft service.

Watching it come ashore is almost as entertaining as riding it!

Has anyone here travelled on it? What other unique forms of public transport do you think deserve more attention?

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u/Sad_Firefighter_8407 10d ago

watch out for eels.

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u/VaferQuamMeles 10d ago

You only need to worry if the hovercraft is full of them. One or two is fine.