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Lisboa à Vista "Rio Tejo Segundo" – Ostseewerft 1925

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Floating restaurant operated by Lisboa à Vista seen in Baía do Seixal, at Cais da Mundet, in March 2026. This floating restaurant is the result of the recovery and conversion of the former ferry  "Rio Tejo Segundo". It currently displays the registration number LX-210-AL and is permanently berthed at Cais da Mundet. It is originally a passenger ship built in Germany by Ostseewerft ( Stettin - Frauendorf )  ¹ , completed in 1925, yard number 10, and delivered to Stettiner Reederei Emil R. Retzlaff (Stettin) under the name " Nymphe ". Hull in steel. It had an overall length of 102.9 ft and could accommodate up to 600 passengers. It used a 118 kW (160 hp) Sulzer Diesel main engine and a fixed-pitch propeller. The maximum speed was 10 knots. In 1948, it reportedly received a new Burmeister & Wain main engine. In service with Transtejo , its last regular service operator, it displayed the name "Rio Tejo Segundo" and the registration number LX-2265-TL. It...
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Carris Metropolitana – ALSA Todi 12078 – Zhongtong LCK6126EVG-2

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Electric bus operated by Carris Metropolitana – ALSA Todi seen next to the Terminal Fluvial do Seixal in March 2026. This electric bus with fleet number 12078 is a Zhongtong LCK6126EVG-2 registered in 2023 and included in a series of 44 units, 12055–12098, placed in service in 2023. It has an overall length of 39.4 ft. It features a self-supporting structure, air suspension and (presumably) uses the 245 kW Prestolite TM4 TZ368XSPE300WH permanent magnet synchronous electric motor powered by a CATL LFP (422 kWh) lithium-iron phosphate battery. Established in 2022, Carris Metropolitana – ALSA Todi ¹ operates since 2022 regular services in the municipalities of Alcochete, Montijo, Moita, Palmela, and Setúbal, and provides the respective connections to Barreiro and Lisboa. It also offers specialized regular services and occasional services. The fleet displays the yellow paint scheme common to the four operational areas of Carris Metropolitana. Here, on a radiant spring afternoon, we se...
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TST 277 – Berkhof Ambassador 200

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Bus operated by TST seen at Praceta Porto de Lisboa,  Trafaria , in November 2019. This bus with fleet number 277 is a Berkhof Ambassador 200 first registered in 2003. It is included in a series of 37 units (241–243, 245–264, 266– 269, and 277–286) delivered in 2010–2011. It has an overall length of 39.4 ft and uses the DAF SB 200 LF chassis with the 136 kW (185 hp) Cummins ISBe 185 engine. This is a former Arriva Nederland vehicle, possibly from the 6171–6189 series, retired at the end of 2009. As a note of interest, SB 200 LF denotes a low-floor (LF) bus chassis (B, bus) with the engine mounted at the back (S, staart or tail), of the 200-series (200). In 2019, based in Laranjeiro, TST, or Transportes Sul do Tejo ¹ , operates regular services, regular specialized services, and occasional services. Here, we see this Berkhof Ambassador 200 alongside the  Estação Fluvial da Trafaria  during a brief pause in the regular service 129, Trafaria–Costa de Caparica.  Pr...
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