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Earlier this month, think tank Policy Exchange outlined a vision for increased river commuting.
As the debate continues, The Wharf talks to Thames Clippers managing director Sean Collins about his thoughts on funding, Oyster and riverside houseboats.
Most Londoners would jump at the chance to avoid being swallowed and spat out by the tube every morning.
Think tank Policy Exchange believe the best way to achieve this is by making better use of the river. The group has released a paper outlining how this may work.
In the early hours of the morning, 10 years ago, Sean Collins captained the first Thames Clippers service with a total of two passengers onboard.
But if he thought that was a sign of things to come, he need not have worried, as the service celebrates its anniversary today with 13 boats on the river carrying nearly three million passengers a year.
Commuters will be soon be able to enjoy special deals when they combine river and rail on their way to work.
Thames Clippers managing director Sean Collins told The Wharf that his fast-ferry company was negotiating with rail operators to offer joint ticketing deals within the next few weeks.
Riverboat commuters can look forward to using their Oyster cards on Thames Clippers boats before the end of the year.
The Wharf can reveal the company is close to agreeing a deal with Transport for London to enable pay-as-you-go Oyster cards to be used on the service, and the system could be operational by the autumn.
THAMES Clippers is doing its best but is a victim of its own success, according to the man behind it.
The river boat service has never been more popular, with passenger numbers up 150 per cent in the last year. Closures on the DLR and regular delays on the Jubilee line results in more people turning to the Clippers to get to and from work.
