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MTS C006 – Siemens Combino Plus

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Light rail vehicle operated by MTS seen at Jardim da Quinta da Água, Corroios, in March 2026. This light rail vehicle with fleet number C006 is a Siemens Combino Plus completed in 2005. It features a four-section articulated body and low-floor. With an overall length of 119.3 ft, it can accommodate 74 seated passengers and 237 standees (74+237+1). SKA seats. Bi-directional operation. Fed via pantograph by 750 V DC, this light rail vehicle uses six 100 kW (136 hp) traction motors. Wheelset arrangement is Bo'Bo'2'Bo'. Track gauge is 4 ft 8 ½ in. Top speed is 43 mph. As a note of interest, the Combino uses independent wheels driven by motors and transmissions mounted longitudinally on the outer faces of the Siemens SF 30 bogies, one set for every two drive wheels. This technical solution allows for a lowered floor along the entire length of the vehicle. Based in Seixal, MTS, or Metro Transportes do Sul , operates regular services on its surface metro system serving th...
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Carris 510 – Duewag/Siemens/SOREFAME Articulado

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Light rail vehicle operated by Carris seen at Praça da Figueira, Lisboa, in January 2008. This light rail vehicle  with fleet number 510 is a Duewag / Siemens / SOREFAME Articulado built under license in Portugal by SOREFAME, completed in 1995. The series Carris 501–510 comprises 6 units built in Spain by CAF (501–506) and 4 units built in Portugal by SOREFAME (507–510). It features a three-section articulated body and low-floor. With an overall length of 78.8 ft, it can accommodate 65 seated passengers and 135 standees (65+135+1). Ticket vending machines onboard. Unidirectional operation. Fed via a Stemmann-Technik FB 80 pantograph by 600 V DC, this light rail vehicle uses four 103 kW (140 hp) Siemens 1TB 1616 traction motors. Siemens SIBAS 16 digital management. Wheelset arrangement is Bo'2'Bo'. Track gauge is 2 ft 117⁄16 in. Top speed is 43 mph. Established in 1872, Carris, or Companhia Carris de Ferro de Lisboa , operates regular services, regular specialized servic...
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Portugs "Portugs Cascais" – Tille Scheepsbouw

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Tugboat operated by Portugs seen on the Tejo River, Lisboa, in March 2026. This tugboat , named "Portugs Cascais" and registered PT-104091-RC, is built in The Netherlands by Tille Scheepsbouw (Kootstertille) ¹ , completed in 1982, yard number 231, and originally delivered to Bureau Wijsmuller (Ijmuiden) under the name "Friesland". In 2017 it comes to Portugal, reinforcing the Svitzer fleet in Lisboa. Steel hull and superstructure. It has an overall length of 94.6 ft and is equipped with two 882.5 kW (1200 hp) Bolnes 8 DNL 150/600 main engines and Niigata "Z"-drive azimuth thrusters , providing a tractive effort ² of 32 tons. Top speed is 11.5 knots. Operating in Portugal since 2005, Svitzer gives way in 2019 to Pioneiro do Rio and Grupo Sousa, and to Portugs  ³ in 2020. Here, on a particularly windy day, we see the tugboat "Portugs Cascais" on the Tejo River, in front of Lisboa, possibly on its way to another service.  ● Rebocador operado pe...
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