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TRANSPORT bosses could soon signal "full steam ahead" for cash aid to bail out a 500-year-old river crossing threatened with closure.
Strathclyde Partnership for Transport chiefs today said they were looking at investing in the ferry service between Renfrew and Yoker in Glasgow.
The news came after rumours the Renfrew Rose and Yoker Swan vessels, which carry 150,000 passengers each year, were being scrapped and replaced with a footbridge.
According to the claims, a feasibility study was being carried out into the project.
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However, SPT bosses have described the suggestion as "total nonsense".
A spokeswoman for SPT, which operates the service, said: "There is no feasibility study being carried out into a footpath to replace this ferry service.
"Rumours that a study has been commissioned are total rubbish."
SPT bosses insist that they are considering investing in the two boats.
The spokeswoman added: "We are looking into the costs involved of getting new engines for the existing ferries and refurbishing them both."
One passenger said: "This service has been running on the Clyde for longer than anyone can remember and it would be terrible if it was removed.
"No one I know wants to replace the ferry with a bridge."