Carris 1776 – Caetano City Gold CB512


Bus operated by Carris seen at Praça dos Restauradores, Lisboa, in May 2023. This bus with fleet number 1776 is a Caetano City Gold CB512 registered in 2009 and included in a series of 40 units, 1741–1780, placed in service in 2009. It has an overall length of 39.4 ft and can accommodate 33 seated passengers, 47 standees, and 1 passenger with reduced mobility (33+47+1PRM+1). It uses the Volvo B7R LE chassis with the 213 kW (290 hp) Volvo D7E engine. Established in 1872 and based in Lisboa, Companhia Carris de Ferro de Lisboa, whose name is usually shortened to Carris, operates regular services, regular specialized services, and occasional services. Here, we see this Caetano City Gold CB512 next to the Palácio Foz, awaiting its next departure on regular service 794, Restauradores–Estação Oriente. In the destination indicator, the background color of the route number denotes the metropolitan area served—red corresponds to Marvila/Olivais.

The Volvo B7R LE chassis is used on low-entry buses with the engine mounted at the rear. Voith or ZF gearboxes. It can be found with a variety of bodies, including the Volgren Optimus in Australia, the Wright Eclipse 2 in the United Kingdom, and the Caetano City Gold and CAMO Citadino and Citytour in Portugal. B7R LE denotes a low-entry (LE, "low entry/låg entré") bus chassis (B, "bus/buss") with the engine mounted longitudinally at the rear (R, "rear/längdsmonterad bakmotor"). The digit 7 indicates this chassis uses an engine with a nominal displacement of 7 liters, in this case of 7145 cm³. As a note of interest, on Volvo complete buses and coaches the digits 7, 8 and 9 denote, respectively, a city bus (7xxx, "stadsbuss"), an intercity bus (8xxx, "intercitybuss") and a tourist coach (9xxx, "turistbuss"). ● 


Autocarro operado pela Carris visto na Praça dos Restauradores, Lisboa, em Maio de 2023. Este autocarro com o número de frota 1776 é um Caetano City Gold CB512 registado em 2009 e incluído numa série de 40 unidades, 1741–1780, colocada em serviço em 2009. Tem um comprimento total de 12 m e pode acomodar 33 passageiros sentados, 47 de pé, e 1 passageiro com mobilidade reduzida (33+47+1PRM+1). Utiliza o chassis Volvo B7R LE com o motor Volvo D7E de 213 kW (290 hp). Estabelecida em 1872 e baseada em Lisboa, a Companhia Carris de Ferro de Lisboa, cujo nome se abrevia usualmente para Carris, opera serviços regulares, serviços regulares especializados, e serviços ocasionais. Aqui, vemos este Caetano City Gold CB512 junto ao Palácio Foz, a aguardar a próxima partida no serviço regular 794, Restauradores–Estação Oriente. No indicador de destino, a cor em fundo no número da carreira denota a área metropolitana servida—a cor vermelha corresponde a Marvila/Olivais.

O chassis Volvo B7R LE é usado em autocarros de entrada rebaixada com o motor montado à retaguarda. Caixas de velocidades Voith ou ZF. Pode ser encontrado com uma variedade de carroçarias, incluindo o Volgren Optimus na Austrália, o Wright Eclipse 2 no Reino Unido, e os Caetano City Gold e CAMO Citadino e Citytour em Portugal. B7R LE denota um chassis de autocarro (B, "bus/buss") de entrada rebaixada (LE, "low entry/låg entré") com o motor montado longitudinalmente à retaguarda (R, "rear/längdsmonterad bakmotor"). O dígito 7 indica que este chassis utiliza um motor com uma cilindrada nominal de 7000 cm³, neste caso de 7145 cm³. Como nota de interesse, nos autocarros Volvo completos os dígitos 7, 8 e 9 denotam, respectivamente, um autocarro urbano (7xxx, "stadsbuss"), um autocarro interurbano (8xxx, "intercitybuss") e um autocarro de turismo (9xxx, "turistbuss"). ●


Carris 

Based in Lisboa, Carris operates regular services, regular specialized services, and occasional services. ●

1741–1780 | Below, first five units in the series. 

Fleet Number

Registration

Year

Built

1741

Bus

08-HN-24

2009

2009

1742

 

91-HR-99

2009

2009

1743

 

92-HR-00

2009

2009

1744

 

92-HR-01

2009

2009

1745

 

92-HR-02

2009

2009

1776

 

53-HX-09

2009

2009


References

Wikipedia | "Carris" 
Wikipedia | "Volvo"
Wikipedia | "Volvo B7R LE" 
Volvo | "Volvo B7R LE MK3" data sheet
Wikipedia | "Volvo D7E" data sheet
Wikipedia | "Lisboa" 
Wikipedia | "Palácio Foz"
Wikipedia | "Bus"   

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 → 0.061 ci/cu in




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