Autocares Fray Escoba 84 – Beulas Stela


Coach operated by Autocares Fray Escoba seen at Praça Marquês de Pombal, Lisboa, in May 2012. This coach is a Beulas Stela registered in 2005. It has an overall length of 27.2 ft and can accommodate 30 seated passengers (30+1+1). It uses the Mercedes-Benz Atego 923 L chassis with the 170 kW (231 hp) Mercedes-Benz OM 906 LA engine. Based in Madrid and part of the Arriva group since 2007, Autocares Fray Escoba operates in 2012 occasional services. Here, we see this Beulas Stela at Praça Marquês de Pombal, preparing to enter Avenida Fontes Pereira de Melo. As a note of interest and as far as I know, the name "Roberto" on the front of the coach affectionately evokes the memory of one of the company owner's sons, who died prematurely. ●


Autocarro operado pela Autocares Fray Escoba visto na Praça Marquês de Pombal, Lisboa, em Maio de 2012. Este autocarro é um Beulas Stela registado em 2005. Tem um comprimento total de 8,28 m e pode acomodar 30 passageiros sentados (30+1+1). Utiliza o chassis Mercedes-Benz Atego 923 L com o motor Mercedes-Benz OM 906 LA de 170 kW (231 hp). Baseada em Madrid e integrada no grupo Arriva desde 2007, a Autocares Fray Escoba opera em 2012 serviços ocasionais. Aqui, vemos este Beulas Stela na Praça Marquês de Pombal, preparando-se para entrar na Avenida Fontes Pereira de Melo. Como nota de interesse e tanto quanto julgo saber, o nome "Roberto" na frente do autocarro evoca carinhosamente a memória de um dos filhos do dono da empresa, falecido precocemente. ● 


Autocares Fray Escoba

Fleet Number

Registration

Year

Built

n/a

Coach

1939 DLH

2005

2005


● References 

Wikipedia | "Beulas"
Wikipedia | "Mercedes-Benz"
Wikipedia | "Mercedes-Benz Atego" 
Mercedes-Benz | "Operating Instructions OM 904 LA – OM 906 LA – OM 926 LA " handbook
Wikipedia | "Madrid" 
Wikipedia | "Madrid" 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
1 cm³ → 0.0610237 ci

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