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Transpraia 3 – Schöma

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Diesel locomotive operated by Transpraia seen at the Costa de Caparica (Nova Praia) terminus, on the Costa de Caparica tourist line, in September 2019. This diesel-mechanic locomotive with fleet number 3 is built by Schöma (Christoph Schö ttler Ma schinenfabrik) and uses a 25 kW (34 hp) Mercedes-Benz engine. Wheelset arrangement is B'. Gauge is 1 ft 11 5⁄8 in. I believe top speed is around 12 mph. The two-axle cars, open on the sides, can accommodate 32 seated passengers. Based in Costa de Caparica , Transpraia, short for Transpraia – Transportes Recreativos da Praia do Sol, runs its seasonal services from June 1st to September 30th, between Costa de Caparica (Nova Praia) and Fonte da Telha, along the dunes of the Costa de Caparica beaches, a distance of around 5.59 miles  ¹ . First public service takes place on June 29, 1960. With the summer season drawing to a close, we find this Schöma locomotive, number 3 of the fleet, with cars 19 and 16, waiting for the 10:30 AM departure to...
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Thank You

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Changes In December 2022, both websites, " IT'S ONLY BUSES " and " MY POLIGURI COLLECTION ", definitely reached the end of their path, with, respectively, more than 191 000 and 23 000 views. However, some of the contents published between 2009 and 2016 have been included, updated and with images in a larger standard format, in its successors, " FUTURE MEMORY | TRANSPORTATION " and " FUTURE MEMORY | TOYS & MODELS ". Both websites, " IT'S ONLY BUSES " and " MY POLIGURI COLLECTION ", were born at a time when I thought it was possible to maintain a meeting point for each of my research topics – " IT'S ONLY BUSES ", " IT'S ONLY TRAINS ", " MY POLIGURI COLLECTION ", to mention just a few. After making five of the announced titles available, I understood that I was wrong and in 2016 I defined another concept, " FUTURE MEMORY ", online since 2018, with only three research top...
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Carris Metropolitana – ALSA Todi 12573 – Mercedes-Benz Conecto

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Bus operated by Carris Metropolitana – ALSA Todi seen at Terminal Rodoviário de Palmela  in January 2023. This bus with fleet number 12573 is a Mercedes-Benz Conecto registered in 2022 and included in a series of 130 units, 12501–12630, placed in service in 2022. It has an overall length of 39.8 ft and can accommodate 29 seated passengers, 75 standees and 1 passenger with reduced mobility (29+75+1PRM+1). It features semi-integral construction and uses the 220 kW (299 bhp) Mercedes-Benz OM 936 engine. Carris Metropolitana – ALSA Todi  ¹  operates since 2022 regular services in the municipalities of Alcochete, Montijo, Moita, Palmela and Setúbal and provides connections to Barreiro and Lisboa. It also offers specialized regular services and occasional services. The fleet displays the yellow paint scheme common to the four operational areas of Carris Metropolitana. Here, on a winter morning, we see this Mercedes-Benz Conecto during a break at the Terminal Rodoviário de Pa...
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