Cityrama 3045 – CAMO Citytour

Double-deck sightseeing bus operated by Cityrama/Gray Line seen at Praça dos Restauradores, Lisboa, in November 2014. This double-deck sightseeing bus with fleet number 3045 is a CAMO Citytour registered in 2010. It has an overall length of 39.4 ft and can accommodate 62 seated passengers, 10 standees and 1 passenger with reduced mobility (62+10+1PRM+1). It uses a Volvo B7R LE chassis with the 213 kW (290 hp) Volvo D7E engine. Based in Lisboa, Cityrama/Gray Line operates regular specialized services and occasional services. Here, we see this CAMO Citytour in a rainy winter morning on the Belém Line regular specialized service. Due to weather conditions, note the additional roof module. In the background is the Palácio Foz. In 2020, Cityrama/Gray Line operates four hop-on/hop-off sightseeing tours in Lisboa – Oriente Line (or Blue Line), Belém Riverside (or Red Line) and Cascais Line (or Orange Line) with double-deck sightseeing buses, and the Castle Line (or Green Line) discovering the historic city center with agile sightseeing minibuses. Tickets can include the hop-on-hop-off boat circuit on the Tejo River. ●

Autocarro panorâmico de dois pisos operado pela Cityrama/Gray Line visto na Praça dos Restauradores, Lisboa, em Novembro de 2014. Este autocarro panorâmico de dois pisos com o número de frota 3045 é um CAMO Citytour registado em 2010. Tem um comprimento total de 12 m e pode acomodar 62 passageiros sentados, 10 passageiros em pé e 1 passageiro com mobilidade reduzida (62+10+1PRM+1). Utiliza um chassis Volvo B7R LE com o motor Volvo D7E de 213 kW (290 hp). Baseada em Lisboa, a Cityrama/Gray Line opera serviços regulares especializados e serviços ocasionais. Aqui, vemos este CAMO Citytour numa manhã chuvosa de inverno no serviço regular especializado Belém Line. Devido às condições do tempo, repare-se no módulo de tejadilho adicional. Em 2020, a Cityrama/Gray Line opera quatro circuitos panorâmicos hop-on/hop-off em Lisboa – Oriente Line (ou Blue Line), Belém Riverside (ou Red Line) e Cascais Line (ou Orange Line) com autocarros panorâmicos de dois pisos, e a Castle Line (ou Green Line) descobrindo o centro histórico da cidade com ágeis minibuses panorâmicos. Os bilhetes podem incluir o circuito hop-on/hop-off em barco no Rio Tejo. ●


1 kW → 1,360 hp (metric) 
1 kW → 1,341 hp 

3045 43-JE-86 2010 YV3xxxxxxxxxxxxxx


● References

Wikipedia | Volvo B7RLE | web 
Volvo | Volvo B7RLE MK3 | data sheet
Wikipedia | Volvo D7E | data sheet
CAMO | Autocarro turístico com piso superior sem cobertura para a empresa Cityrama | web 

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