Euro-Tours – Setra S 417 GT-HD


Coach operated by Euro-Tours seen at Praça Marquês de Pombal, Lisboa, in May 2012. This coach  is a Setra S 417 GT-HD registered in 2011. It has an overall length of 46.1 ft and can accommodate 57 seated passengers (57+1+1). It features integral construction and uses the 315 kW (428 hp) Mercedes-Benz OM 457 LA engine. Based in Słupsk, Euro-Tours is a Polish tourist operator. On its website, the operator shares an interesting quotation from St. Augustine, "The world is like a book. Those who do not travel read only the first page.". Here, we see this Setra S 417 GT-HD on an occasional service, during a visit to Portugal, certainly a "page" with memorable adventures. ●

Autocarro operado pela Euro-Tours visto na Praça Marquês de Pombal, Lisboa, em Maio de 2012. Este autocarro é um Setra S 417 GT-HD registado em 2011. Tem um comprimento total de 14,05 m e pode acomodar 57 passageiros sentados (57+1+1). Possui construção integral e utiliza o motor Mercedes-Benz OM 457 LA de 315 kW (428 hp). Baseada em Słupsk, a Euro-Tours é um operador turístico polaco. No seu website, o operador partilha uma interessante citação de Santo Agostinho, "O mundo é como um livro. Aqueles que não viajam lêem apenas a primeira página". Aqui, vemos este Setra S 417 GT-HD num serviço ocasional, durante uma visita a Portugal, decerto uma "página" com memoráveis aventuras. ●  


Euro-Tours

Based in Słupsk, Euro-Tours is a Polish tourist operator. ●

Fleet Number

Registration

Year

Built

n/a

Coach

GA 1926N

2011

2011


● References 

Wikipedia | "Setra"
Setra | "Technical Data S 417 GT-HD" data sheet
Setra | "Technical Data S 417 HDH" data sheet
Setra | "The Setra TopClass S 417" (USA) data sheet
Setra | "Technical Data – The new Setra ComfortClass S 407" (USA) data sheet
Daimler | "The ComfortClass 400: new dimension in economy and comfort" press release
Wikipedia | "Słupsk"
Wikipedia | "Słupsk" pt-br

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

↕  
Setra S 417 GT-HD 11.9 ft / 3,62 m 
Setra TopClass S 417 (USA) 12 ft / 3,65 m 
Setra S 407 CC (USA) 12 ft / 3,65 m
Setra S 417 HDH 12.7 ft / 3,86 m


● How does a Setra S 417 GT-HD looks and sounds like in operation? Sadly, I didn't find any interesting video on this vehicle. But check it out here, the closely related TopClass S 417 destined to the North American market, on this video retrieved from BUS TV.





Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Transtejo "Algés" – FBM Marine TransCat

Image
Ferry operated by Transtejo  seen on the Tejo River arriving at Terminal Fluvial do Seixal in July 2019. This ferry of the catamaran type, named "Algés" and registered LX-3168-TL, is an FBM Marine TransCat completed in 1995, yard number 1422. Aluminum hull and superstructure. It has an overall length of 147.6 ft and can accommodate 496 passengers (496+4). Fainsa Arianne seats. It uses two 960 kW (1287 hp)  Deutz MWM TBD 616 V16 main engines and two Lips water jets, and can operate in just 6.6 ft of water. Service speed is 22 knots. Its class includes four vessels – "Algés", "Castelo", "Chiado" and "Bica". "Algés" and "Castelo" are designed and built in the United Kingdom by FBM Marine   ¹ . "Chiado" and "Bica" are built under license in Portugal by Estaleiros Navais do Mondego  ² . Similar in appearance, vessels from the "Algés" class are shorter and less powerful than those in the &qu
Read more

Back to Normality

Image
After the disastrous choice of the British operator VODAFONE as my internet provider , which sent my connectivity back into the dark ages and whose mediocre or non-existent service affected five months of publications (September, October, November, December and January), it is finally possible to bypass the obstacle with the support of an interested party. The return to normality should occur from February 20th, closing with sixteen publications the cycle dedicated to passenger vessels in regular or tourist service on the Tejo River. As a note of interest, partly motivated by this disastrous experience with the British operator VODAFONE, I will soon launch a new digital space –  UNPLEASANT | LX . It will be interesting. By the way, the problem reported to the operator VODAFONE in August 2023 is still unsolved in February March April October 2024 . Literally, unbelievable. As I wrote in one of several texts published on social media and made known in Berkshire, «[…] the expressive
Read more

Transtejo "Eborense" – Estaleiros Navais de Viana do Castelo

Image
Ferry operated by Transtejo seen on the Tejo River heading to Lisboa in October 2013. This ferry of the monohull type, named "Eborense" and registered LX-2794-TL, is built in Portugal by Estaleiros Navais de Viana do Castelo   ¹  and completed in 1954 with yard number 23. Steel hull and superstructure. It has an overall length of 154.3 ft and can accommodate 346 passengers and 30 vehicles (346+30 v+5). It is equipped with two 364 kW (495 hp) MTU 12V 183 TC91 main engines and two fixed pitch propellers. Top speed is 11 knots. Withdrawn in 1983, the "Eborense" is rebuilt in 1991 and returned to regular service, first between Lisboa (Cais do Sodré) and Cacilhas and then between Lisboa (Belém) and Trafaria, where it remains until 2017. Despite its historical value, the place it occupies in the hearts of successive generations of commuters and with a robustness and reliability that have not been surpassed by more recent constructions, it was not possible to keep the fe
Read more