FUTURE MEMORY | TRANSPORTATION

Coach operated by Empresa Gavilanes seen on Alameda Edgar Cardoso, Lisboa, in March 2011. This coach is a Noge Titanium HDH registered in 2009. It uses the MAN 18.480 HOCL chassis with the 235kW (480hp) MAN D2676 LOH engine. Based in Xunqueira de Ambía (Ourense), Empresa Gavilanes ¹ starts its activity in 1945. In 2011, it operates regular specialized services and occasional services with a fleet of 18 vehicles. Here, we see this splendid Noge Titanium away from home during a break on an occasional service.  Presented as a prototype in the 2004 "FIAA" ² , in Madrid, and available to operators since 2005, the eye-catching Noge Titanium can be matched with various chassis, in lengths from 40 ft to 49.2 ft, accommodating up to 71 passengers (71+1+1). In some contexts, the suffixes "HD" and "HDH" are found in the designation—they indicate the nominal height of the vehicle, 11.3 ft or 12.1 ft. In the image we see a HDH. As a note of interest for collectors...

Coach operated by Auto-Viação Landim seen at Praça Marquês de Pombal, Lisboa, in February 2012. This coach with fleet number 155 is an Alfredo Caetano Cygny registered in 2009. It has an overall length of 43.6 ft and uses the Scania K380IB 4x2 chassis with the 279 kW (380 hp) Scania DC12 engine. Based in Felgueiras , in 2012 Auto-Viação Landim  ¹  operates regular services and occasional services. Here, we see the Auto-Viação Landim 155 on an occasional service, coming from the north with participants for a national demonstration organized by the CGTP trade union confederation. According to the CGTP, several hundred buses were expected in Lisboa that day. This Alfredo Caetano Cygny was number "83". The Alfredo Caetano Cygny  ²  was an intercity model manufactured by Starbus ( S ociedade T ransformadora de A utocarros e R econdicionamentos) in Vila Nova de Gaia, available in lengths of 12 to 15 meters.  ●   Autocarro operado pela Auto-Viação Landim visto n...

Coach operated by Isidoro Duarte seen at Praça Marquês de Pombal, Lisboa, in December 2016. This coach with fleet number 328 is an Alfredo Caetano Tétis registered in 2008. It uses the MAN 18.400 HOCL chassis with the 294 kW (400 hp) MAN D2066 LOH engine. With its origins going back to 1923 and based in  Milharado , in 2016 Isidoro Duarte  ¹  operates regular services, regular specialized services and occasional services. Here, just a few days before Christmas, we find the Isidoro Duarte 328 on an occasional service.  ● Autocarro operado pela Isidoro Duarte visto na Praça Marquês de Pombal, Lisboa, em Dezembro de 2016. Este autocarro com o número de frota 328 é um Alfredo Caetano Tétis registado em 2008. Utiliza o chassis MAN 18.400 HOCL com o motor MAN D2066 LOH de 294 kW (400 hp). Com a sua origem a recuar a 1923 e baseada no  Milharado , em 2016 a Isidoro Duarte  ¹  opera serviços regulares, serviços regulares especializados e serviços ocasionai...

Sport Lisboa e Benfica mobile shop seen at the Terminal de Cruzeiros de Santa Apolónia dock during the "Tall Ships Race" stop in Lisboa, between July 22nd and 25th, 2016.  Its design, although caricatural, evokes as accurately as possible the first Sport Lisboa e Benfica coach, used by the football team on the opening day of the new Estádio da Luz, on December 1st, 1954. The coach had a SOMUA chassis (JL 15?) combined with a striking metal body from the Fábrica de Produtos Estrela, in Porto, perhaps inspired by the French E. Di Rosa models. Curiously, its acquisition was providential. Commissioned in 1953 by the radio personality Igrejas Caeiro , the fifty-seater coach, with kitchen and bathroom, was originally intended to transport the team of the popular itinerant radio program "Os Companheiros da Alegria", broadcast by Rádio Clube Português. However, due to an unfortunate political incident, this did not come to pass. The program was cancelled (as were other pr...

Nutrilovers food truck seen next to Doca de Belém, Lisboa, in April 2024. This food truck (or food van), is a Citroën HY , presumably registered in 1971. This example, which appears to have a total length of 14 ft, allows for the preservation and preparation of food, and the serving of customers at a sun-protected counter on the right side. Given their low floor and excellent interior space configuration, coupled with simple and robust mechanics, Citroën HY vans, along with Volkswagen Kombis, are perennial favorites for food trucks. Furthermore, their unique and charming look appeals to all generations. Parked next to the Belém Dock , with the coolness of the Tejo River right beside it, this food truck, dressed in light blue and white, the colors of Nutrilovers, is an irresistible stop. Here, on a beautiful spring morning in April 2024, we found it (her…) still sleeping, before another day offering healthy food and bringing so many smiles.  ● Carrinha de comida da Nutrilovers vis...