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Carris 2443 – Caetano City Gold MAN 2KD

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Bus operated by Carris seen on Avenida Infante Dom Henrique, Lisboa, in May 2019. This bus with fleet number 2443 is a Caetano City Gold MAN 2KD registered in 2005 and included in a series of 50 units, 2401–2450, placed in service in 2005–2006. It has an overall length of 39.4 ft and can accommodate 35 seated passengers and 44 standees (35+44+1). Esteban Urban 90 seats. It uses the MAN 18.280 HOCL-NL chassis with the 206 kW (280 hp) MAN D0836 LOH engine. As a note of interest, the 2451–2500-series, placed in service in 2006, uses the same MAN 18.280 HOCL-NL chassis, but combined with a Marcopolo Viale body. Some sources consider these two batches a single series, 2401–2500. Established in 1872 and based in Lisboa , Companhia Carris de Ferro de Lisbo a, whose name is usually shortened to Carris, operates regular services, regular specialized services and occasional services. Here, we see this Caetano City Gold MAN 2KD near the Lisboa–St.ª Apolónia rail station on express service 781,...
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Transtejo "Algés" – FBM Marine TransCat

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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 ...
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CP 5601 – Siemens/SOREFAME LE 5600

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Electric locomotive operated by CP seen at  Mangualde station on the Beira Alta Line in June 2008. This electric locomotive with fleet number 5601 and named " Entroncamento " is a Siemens/SOREFAME LE 5600, construction number 2220, included in a series of 30 units placed in service in 1993–1995.These units are closely related to the RENFE S 252, from which derives the DB 127 " EuroSprinter ". Overall length is 67.1 ft. Fed via two Schunk pantographs by 25 kV, 50 Hz, this electric locomotive uses four Siemens 1 TB 2824-OGA02(P) traction motors. Nominal output is 5600 kW (7614 hp). Starting tractive effort is 330 kN. Weight in service is 87 t+2%. It can operate as a double-unit. Wheelset arrangement is Bo' Bo' and gauge is 5 ft 5 21⁄32 in. Top speed is 137 mph. This Siemens/SOREFAME LE 5600 is considered a universal locomotive, suitable for heavy-duty freight and rapid passenger services. CP, or  Comboios de Portugal , is the main rail operator in Portuga...
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