Primetour – Irmãos Mota Atomic 3


Coach operated by Primetour seen at Praça Marquês de Pombal, Lisboa, in May 2012. This coach is an Irmãos Mota Atomic 3 registered in 2011. It has an overall length of 39.4 ft and uses the Volvo B12B chassis with the Volvo DH12E engine. Based in Murça, Primetour ¹ operates regular specialized services and occasional services. Here, we surprise this Irmãos Mota Atomic 3 away from home, visiting Lisboa on an occasional service, closely followed by an Irmãos Mota Atomic 8 from Sr. do Calvário (Lamego). Introduced in 1986, the Irmãos Mota Atomic 3 family of interurban and touring coaches includes versions with overall lengths up to 49.2 ft. ●


Autocar exploité par Primetour vu sur la Praça Marquês de Pombal, Lisboa, en mai 2012. Cet autocar est un Irmãos Mota Atomic 3 immatriculé en 2011. Il a une longueur totale de 12 m et il utilise le châssis Volvo B12B avec le moteur Volvo DH12E. Basée à Murça, Primetour ¹ exploite des services réguliers spécialisés et des services occasionnels. Ici, nous découvrons cet Irmãos Mota Atomic 3 loin de chez lui, en visite à Lisboa dans le cadre d'un service occasionnel, suivi de près par un Irmãos Mota Atomic 8 de Sr. do Calvário (Lamego). Introduite en 1986, la famille d'autocars interurbains et de tourisme Irmãos Mota Atomic 3 comprend des versions avec des longueurs hors tout allant jusqu'à 15 m. ● 


Autocarro operado pela Primetour visto na Praça Marquês de Pombal, Lisboa, em Maio de 2012. Este autocarro é um Irmãos Mota Atomic 3 registado em 2011. Tem um comprimento total de 12 m e utiliza o chassis Volvo B12B com o motor Volvo DH12E. Baseada em Murça, a Primetour ¹ opera serviços regulares especializados e serviços ocasionais. Aqui, surpreendemos este Irmãos Mota Atomic 3 longe de casa, de visita a Lisboa num serviço ocasional, seguido de perto por um Irmãos Mota Atomic 8 da Sr. do Calvário (Lamego). Introduzida em 1986, a família de autocarros interurbanos e de turismo Irmãos Mota Atomic 3 inclui versões com comprimentos totais de até 15 m. ● 


¹  "Primetour – Viagens e Turismo, Lda.", Murça, Portugal. 


Primetour 

Based in Murça, Primetour operates regular specialized services and occasional services. ● 

Fleet Number

Registration

Year

Built

n/a

44-LL-19

2011

Irmãos Mota (V.N. Gaia) 

2011

Further details or corrections are welcome. | Mais detalhes ou correcções são bem-vindos.


● References 

Irmãos Mota | "Atomic 3" data sheet
Wikipedia | "Volvo"
Wikipedia | "Volvo B12B"
Volvo | "Volvo B12 Range" brochure
Volvo | "Volvo DH12E" data sheet
Wikipedia | "Lisboa" en
Wikipedia | "Lisboa" fr
Wikipedia | "Lisboa" pt-PT
Wikipedia | "Murça" en
Wikipedia | "Murça" fr
Wikipedia | "Murça" pt-PT

1 mm → 0.039 inch 
1 g → 0.035 oz
1 kg → 2.205 lb avdp
1 t (metric) – 2204.623 pound (lb) (avdp) 
1 kW → 1,360 hp (metric/PS)
1 kW → 1,341 hp
1 hp (metric/PS) → 0,986 hp
1 km → 0,621 mile (international)
1 l → 0.264 US gallon 
1 m → 3.281 ft 
1 cm³ → 0.0610237 ci

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