The decision to look at the future of the Renfrew to Yoker ferry service was made by Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT).

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Councillor Hilary Bastone said it was hoped the work would "future-proof the working of the ferry for the next 50 years".

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Surfers can line up again and again to block the ferry and other harbingers of the future.

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