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Carris 2470 – Marcopolo Viale

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Bus operated by Carris seen at Praça Duque da Terceira, Lisboa, in November 2011. This bus with fleet number 2470 is a Marcopolo Viale registered in 2006 and included in a series of 50 units, 2451–2500, placed in service from February to July 2006. It has an overall length of 39.4 ft and can accommodate 35 seated passengers, 50 standees and 1 passenger with reduced mobility (35+50+1PRM+1). Estebán Urban 90 seats. It uses the MAN 18.280 HOCL-NL chassis with the 206 kW (280 cv) MAN D0836 LOH engine. As a note of interest, the 2401–2450-series, placed in service in 2005–2006, uses the same MAN 18.280 HOCL-NL chassis, but combined with a Caetano City Gold MAN 2KD body. Some sources consider these two batches a single series, 2401–2500. 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 Marcopolo Viale on regular service 7...
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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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Autobuses Hnos. Arriaga 255 – Van Hool T918 Altano

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Coach operated by Autobuses Hnos. Arriaga seen at Gare do Oriente, Lisboa, in August 2016. This coach with fleet number 255 is a Van Hool T918 Altano registered in 2010. It has an overall length of 46.1 ft and can accommodate 65 passengers (65+1+1). Based in Vitoria-Gasteiz , Autobuses Hermanos Arriaga, operates regular services, regular specialized services, and occasional services. Regular services include international connections in partnership with Eurolines. Here, we see this Van Hool T918 Altano on a splendid summer day, about to leave Lisboa with the regular international service to Paris. As a note of interest, the Van Hool T918 Altano designation denotes a touring coach ( T , T ouringcar ) of the 9-series ( 9 ), with a maximum of eighteen rows of seats ( 18 ). The name Altano is inspired on the Latin word altus , meaning high , and highlights one of the features of this coach, the generous height of its luggage compartment. The Van Hool T918 Altano is proposed with two e...
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