Cityrama 3102 – Irmãos Mota Atomic 9 Cabrio


Double-deck sightseeing bus operated by Cityrama/Gray Line seen at Praça dos Restauradores, Lisboa, in July 2020. This double-deck sightseeing bus with fleet number 3102 is an Irmãos Mota Atomic 9 Cabrio registered in 2018. 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 Lisboa, Cityrama/Gray Line operates regular specialized services and occasional services. Here, we see this Irmãos Mota Atomic 9 Cabrio in a regular hop-on/hop-off service. 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 Julho de 2020. Este autocarro panorâmico de dois pisos com o número de frota 3102 é um Irmãos Mota Atomic 9 Cabrio registado em 2018. 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 em Lisboa, a Cityrama/Gray Line opera serviços regulares especializados e serviços ocasionais. Aqui, vemos este Irmãos Mota Atomic 9 Cabrio num serviço regular hop-on/hop-off. 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. ●


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● References

Wikipedia | Volvo B8R | web 
Volvo | GAMA Volvo B8R | brochure 
Volvo | Volvo D8K | fact sheet


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