Autobuses Hnos. Arriaga 255 – Van Hool T918 Altano


Coach operated by Autobuses Hnos. Arriaga seen at Gare do Oriente, Lisboa, in August 2016. This coach with fleet number 255 is a Van Hool T918 Altano registered in 2010. It has an overall length of 46.1 ft and can accommodate 65 passengers (65+1+1). Based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Autobuses Hermanos Arriaga, operates regular services, regular specialized services, and occasional services. Regular services include international connections in partnership with Eurolines. Here, we see this Van Hool T918 Altano on a splendid summer day, about to leave Lisboa with the regular international service to Paris.

As a note of interest, the Van Hool T918 Altano designation denotes a touring coach (T, Touringcar) of the 9-series (9), with a maximum of eighteen rows of seats (18). The name Altano is inspired on the Latin word altus, meaning high, and highlights one of the features of this coach, the generous height of its luggage compartment. The Van Hool T918 Altano is proposed with two engine options – the 340 kW (462 hp) DAF MX 340 or the 353 kW (480 hp) MAN D2676 LOH. Presented in 1995, the Van Hool T918 Altano gives place to the Van Hool TX18 Altano in 2011.

In the United States, the Van Hool T2100-series, produced between 1996 and 2014, is based on the T8 New Look and T9 series, and comprises the T2140 and T2145 models (T2140E and T2145E, after the 2008 restyling), powered by Cummins, Detroit Diesel, or CAT engines. ●

Autocarro operado pela Autobuses Hnos. Arriaga visto na Gare do Oriente, Lisboa, em Agosto de 2016. Este autocarro com o número de frota 255 é um Van Hool T918 Altano registado em 2010. Tem um comprimento total de 14,04 m e pode acomodar 65 passageiros (65+1+1). Baseada em Vitoria-Gasteiz, a Autobuses Hermanos Arriaga, opera serviços regulares, serviços regulares especializados, e serviços ocasionais. Os serviços regulares incluem ligações internacionais em parceria com a Eurolines. Aqui, vemos este Van Hool T918 Altano num esplêndido dia de Verão, prestes a deixar Lisboa com o serviço regular internacional com destino a Paris.

Como nota de interesse, a designação Van Hool T918 Altano denota um autocarro de turismo (T, Touringcar) da série 9 (9), com um máximo de dezoito filas de assentos (18). O nome Altano é inspirado na palavra latina altus, significando alto, e sublinha uma das características deste autocarro, a generosa altura da sua bagageira. O Van Hool T918 Altano é proposto com duas opções de motor – o DAF MX 340 de 340 kW (462 hp) ou o MAN D2676 LOH de 353 kW (480 hp). Apresentado em 1995, o Van Hool T918 Altano dá lugar ao Van Hool TX18 Altano em 2011.

Nos Estados Unidos, a série Van Hool T2100, produzida entre 1996 e 2014, é baseada na séries T8 New Look e  T9, e compreende os modelos T2140 e T2145 (T2140E e T2145E, após o restyling de 2008), propulsionados por motores Cummins, Detroit Diesel, ou CAT. ●


1 kW → 1,3596216173039 hp (metric)
1 kW → 1,34102208959503 hp


255 4833 GXX 2010 YE2xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Transtejo "Algés" – FBM Marine TransCat

Image
Ferry operated by Transtejo  seen on the Tejo River arriving at Terminal Fluvial do Seixal in July 2019. This ferry of the catamaran type, named "Algés" and registered LX-3168-TL, is an FBM Marine TransCat completed in 1995, yard number 1422. Aluminum hull and superstructure. It has an overall length of 147.6 ft and can accommodate 496 passengers (496+4). Fainsa Arianne seats. It uses two 960 kW (1287 hp)  Deutz MWM TBD 616 V16 main engines and two Lips water jets, and can operate in just 6.6 ft of water. Service speed is 22 knots. Its class includes four vessels – "Algés", "Castelo", "Chiado" and "Bica". "Algés" and "Castelo" are designed and built in the United Kingdom by FBM Marine   ¹ . "Chiado" and "Bica" are built under license in Portugal by Estaleiros Navais do Mondego  ² . Similar in appearance, vessels from the "Algés" class are shorter and less powerful than those in the &qu
Read more

Back to Normality

Image
After the disastrous choice of the British operator VODAFONE as my internet provider, which sent my connectivity back into the dark ages and whose mediocre or non-existent service affected five months of publications (September, October, November, December and January), it is finally possible to bypass the obstacle with the support of an interested party. The return to normality should occur from February 20th, closing with sixteen publications the cycle dedicated to passenger vessels in regular or tourist service on the Tejo River. As a note of interest, partly motivated by this disastrous experience with the British operator VODAFONE, I will soon launch a new digital space –  UNPLEASANT | LX . It will be interesting. By the way, the problem reported to the operator VODAFONE in August 2023 is still unsolved in February March April 2024 . Literally, unbelievable. As I wrote in one of several texts published on social media and made known in Berkshire, «[…] the expressive mediocrity
Read more

Carris 2443 – Caetano City Gold MAN 2KD

Image
Bus operated by Carris seen on Avenida Infante Dom Henrique, Lisboa, in May 2019. This bus with fleet number 2443 is a Caetano City Gold MAN 2KD registered in 2005 and included in a series of 50 units, 2401–2450, placed in service in 2005–2006. It has an overall length of 39.4 ft and can accommodate 35 seated passengers and 44 standees (35+44+1). Esteban Urban 90 seats. It uses the MAN 18.280 HOCL-NL chassis with the 206 kW (280 hp) MAN D0836 LOH engine. As a note of interest, the 2451–2500-series, placed in service in 2006, uses the same MAN 18.280 HOCL-NL chassis, but combined with a Marcopolo Viale body. Some sources consider these two batches a single series, 2401–2500. Established in 1872 and based in Lisboa , Companhia Carris de Ferro de Lisbo a, whose name is usually shortened to Carris, operates regular services, regular specialized services and occasional services. Here, we see this Caetano City Gold MAN 2KD near the Lisboa–St.ª Apolónia rail station on express service 781,
Read more