BlueBus – Irmãos Mota Atomic 9 Cabrio


Double-deck sightseeing bus operated by BlueBus seen on Avenida Ribeira das Naus, Lisboa, in October 2016. This double-deck sightseeing bus is an Irmãos Mota Atomic 9 Cabrio registered in 2015. It has an overall length of 39.4 ft and can accommodate 64 seated passengers, 10 standees and 1 passenger with reduced mobility (64+10+1PRM+1). Fainsa seats. It uses a Volvo B8R LE chassis with the Volvo D8K engine. Based in Porto, BlueBus, originally part of the DouroAzul group, operates regular specialized services and occasional services. Normally associated with sightseeing services in Porto, for a while, and in parallel with the presence of the Trafaria Praia tour boat on the Tejo River, the distinctive blue buses could be seen in Lisboa offering a regular hop-on/hop-off service along the riverside, between Santa Apolónia and Belém. Here, we see this Irmãos Mota Atomic 9 Cabrio heading to Santa Apolónia on a misty autumn morning. In 2018, BlueBus is acquired by the Barraqueiro group and its buses become part of the Cityrama/Gray Line portfolio. ●

Autocarro panorâmico de dois pisos operado pela BlueBus visto na Avenida Ribeira das Naus, Lisboa, em Outubro de 2016. Este autocarro panorâmico de dois pisos é um Irmãos Mota Atomic 9 Cabrio registado em 2015. Tem um comprimento total de 12 m e pode acomodar 64 passageiros sentados, 10 passageiros em pé e 1 passageiro com mobilidade reduzida (64+10+1PMR+1). Assentos Fainsa. Utiliza um chassis Volvo B8R LE com o motor Volvo D8K. Baseada no Porto, a BlueBus, originalmente parte do grupo DouroAzul, opera serviços regulares especializados e serviços ocasionais. Normalmente associados com os serviços panorâmicos no Porto, durante algum tempo, e em paralelo com a presença do barco de turismo Trafaria Praia no rio Tejo, os característicos autocarros azuis puderam ser vistos em Lisboa oferecendo um serviço regular hop-on/hop-off ao longo da zona ribeirinha, entre Santa Apolónia e Belém. Aqui, vemos este Irmãos Mota Atomic 9 Cabrio a caminho de Santa Apolónia numa manhã enevoada de Outono. Em 2018, a BlueBus é adquirida pelo grupo Barraqueiro e os seus autocarros passam a figurar no portfolio da Cityrama/Gray Line. ●


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● References

Wikipedia | Volvo B8R | web
Volvo | VOLVO BUSES LAUNCHES THE VOLVO B8R GLOBALLY |  press release 
Volvo | GAMA Volvo B8R | brochure
Volvo | Volvo D8K | fact sheet
PUBLITURIS | BLUEBUS CITY TOURS VÃO OPERAR EM LISBOA | press 

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