Carristur 1732 – Marcopolo Viale


Double-deck sightseeing bus operated by Carristur/Yellow Bus seen at Praça D. Pedro IV, Lisboa, in June 2014. This double-deck sightseeing bus with fleet number 1732 is a Marcopolo Viale registered in 2005. Originally a transit bus operated by Carris (1701–1733-series, delivered in 2005), in 2014 it is converted by Liderbus into a double-deck sightseeing bus. It has an overall length of 39.4 ft and can accommodate 63 seated passengers, 10 standees and 1 passenger with reduced mobility (63+10+1PRM+1). Estéban Urban 90 seats. Remotely operated sliding roof. This bus uses a Volvo B7R LE chassis with the 184 kW (250 hp) Volvo D7C engine. Owned by Carris and based in Lisboa, Carristur operates regular specialized services and occasional services with buses, coaches and streetcars recognizable under the brand "Yellow Bus". In partnership with Transtejo, Carristur also operates cruises on the Tejo River under the brand "Yellow Boat". Here, we see this Marcopolo Viale going through downtown Lisboa on a regular hop-on/hop-off service. In 2020, Carristur/Yellow Bus operates two hop-on/hop-off sightseeing tours in Lisboa – "Belém Lisbon Bus Tour" and "Modern Lisbon Bus Tour" with double-deck sightseeing buses, complemented by the "Hills Tramcar Tour" (the red trams) and the "Yellow Boat River Tour" featuring the S. Paulus. ●


Autocarro panorâmico de dois pisos operado pela Carristur/Yellow Bus visto na Praça D. Pedro IV, Lisboa, em Junho de 2014. Este autocarro panorâmico de dois pisos com o número de frota 1732 é um Marcopolo Viale registado em 2005. Originalmente um autocarro urbano operado pela Carris (série 1701–1733, entregue em 2005), em 2014 é convertido pela Liderbus num autocarro panorâmico de dois pisos. Tem um comprimento total de 12 m e pode acomodar 63 passageiros sentados, 10 passageiros em pé e 1 passageiro com mobilidade reduzida (63+10+1PMR+1). Assentos Estéban Urban 90. Tejadilho deslizante operado à distância. Este autocarro utiliza um chassis Volvo B7R LE com o motor Volvo D7C de 184 kW (250 hp). Detida pela Carris e baseada em Lisboa, a Carristur opera serviços regulares especializados e serviços ocasionais com autocarros e eléctricos reconhecíveis sob a marca "Yellow Bus". Em parceria com a Transtejo, a Carristur opera também cruzeiros no Rio Tejo sob a marca "Yellow Boat". Aqui, vemos este Marcopolo Viale a passar pela baixa de Lisboa num serviço regular hop-on/hop-off. Em 2020, a Carristur/Yellow Bus opera dois circuitos panorâmicos hop-on/hop-off em Lisboa – "Belém Lisbon Bus Tour" e "Modern Lisbon Bus Tour" com autocarros panorâmicos de dois pisos, complementados pelo "Hills Tramcar Tour" (os eléctricos vermelhos) e o "Yellow Boat River Tour" com o S. Paulus. ● 


Carristur

Owned by Carris and based in Lisboa, Carristur operates regular specialized services and occasional services with buses, coaches and streetcars recognizable under the brand "Yellow Bus". ●

1730–1733

Fleet Number

Registration

Year

Built

1730

Single-deck bus → Double-deck sightseeing bus

25-AS-42

2005

2005/ rb2014

1731

 

25-AS-43

2005

2005/ rb2014

1732

 

25-AS-44

2005

2005/ rb2014

1733

 

25-AS-45

2005

2005/ rb2014


● References

Wikipedia | "Carris"
Wikipedia | "Carris" pt-pt
Wikipedia | "Marcopolo" pt-br 
Wikipedia | "Marcopolo Gran Viale" pt-br 
Wikipedia | "Volvo"
Wikipedia | "Volvo B7R LE" 
Volvo | "Volvo B7R LE MK3" data sheet
Volvo | "Volvo D7C" data sheet
Liderbus | "Transformação de autocarro Carristur" Facebook page in 2014  


1 m → 3.281 ft 
1 kW → 1,360 hp (metric/PS)
1 kW → 1,341 hp
1 hp (metric/PS) → 0,986 hp
1 cm³ → 0.0610237 ci


● Check it here, a single-deck Marcopolo Viale in the Carris fleet.

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