FUTURE MEMORY | TRANSPORTATION

Tour boat "Évora" operated by Turisbuilding seen on the Tejo River in May 2014. This is a former ferry built in 1931 by Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft, Kiel, yard number 520, placed in service in the same year by Companhia dos Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses and used on the Tejo River in the connection between Lisboa (Terreiro do Paço) and the Barreiro e Sul e Sueste train station. It has an overall length of 119.8 ft  ¹  and can accommodate 690 passengers  ²  (690+8). It uses two 186 kW (250 hp) main engines and two fixed pitch propellers, reaching a top speed of 13 knots. It remains in service until 1975, being offered for sale in 1979. It is since then successively owned by Tertejo, Catamar, and Turisbuilding, which, based in Setúbal, operates the "Évora" already reconditioned as a tour boat until 2017. It is then acquired by Seaventy, based in Lisboa. In its 2020 configuration it can accommodate 240 passengers and is available for a wide variety of events and ac...

River cruise ship Ópera operated by Companhia de Cruzeiros Fluviais seen on the Tejo River arriving at the Alcântara dock , Lisboa, in June 2013. Previously  Pinhal Novo , a ferry built in 1978 by Estaleiros São Jacinto, Aveiro, placed in service in 1980 by Companhia dos Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses and used on the Tejo River in the connection between Lisboa (Terreiro do Paço) and the Barreiro e Sul e Sueste train station. It has an overall length of 173.2 ft and can accommodate 1608 passengers (1608+8). It uses two 1536 kW (2060 hp) main engines and two fixed pitch propellers, reaching a top speed of 14 knots. It also benefits from a bow propeller. Steel hull and superstructure. It remains in service as Pinhal Novo , LX-3123-TL, until 2005. After withdrawal it is sold and reconditioned at the Naval Rocha shipyards, Lisboa, emerging as a river cruise ship, named Ópera and registered LX-429-AL. As far as I know, it reenters service in 2009, now operated by Companhia de Cruzeir...