FUTURE MEMORY | TRANSPORTATION

Specialized rail vehicle operated by  Refer  seen at Évora station , on the Évora line , in November 2007. This specialized rail vehicle, with fleet number DP 203, is built by  Sollinger Hütte  in 1982, designated as SHD 1668. It is used to transport  infrastructure maintenance  teams and is part of a series of 30 units placed into service by the Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses. Overall length (buffers) is 24.3 ft. This vehicle uses a Deutz "L6" diesel engine. It has two driving axles (B) and gauge is 5 ft 5 21⁄32 in. Top speed is approximately 37 mph. This specialized rail vehicle, generally known as a " draisine " (" drais + ine ", from  Karl Freiherr von Drais , term adapted to Portuguese as " dresina ") is used to transport infrastructure maintenance teams and their equipment. Designated by the manufacturer as  SHD 1668  (which, I presume, denotes a  S ollinger  H ütte  D raisine for  1668  mm gauge), it has one dri...

Diesel-electric locomotive operated by CP seen on the Évora Line in March 2009. This diesel-electric locomotive with fleet number 1943 is an Alsthom/SOREFAME AD 30 C included in a series of 17 units placed in service in 1981. These units preserve part of the genetic code of the SNCF A1AA1A 68500 -series, but benefit from a more appealing " Nez cassé " (broken nose) appearance derived from the SNCF CC 72000 -series (1967–1974). Overall length (buffers) is 61,5 ft. It uses one 2427 kW (3300 hp) SACM AGO V12 DSHR diesel engine feeding six Alsthom/EFACEC TAO 659 electric traction motors. Nominal output (wheels) is 1662 kW (2260 hp) and starting tractive effort is 388 kN (39600 kg). Weight in service is 116.5 t. It can run in multiple units, up to 3 units. Wheelset arrangement is Co' Co' and gauge is 5 ft 5 21⁄32 in. Top speed is 75 mph. This Alsthom/SOREFAME AD 30 C is used on freight and rapid passenger services. CP, or Comboios de Portugal , is the main rail operator i...

Tour boat "Évora" operated by Turisbuilding seen on the Tejo River in May 2014. This is a former ferry built in 1931 by Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft, Kiel, yard number 520, placed in service in the same year by Companhia dos Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses and used on the Tejo River in the connection between Lisboa (Terreiro do Paço) and the Barreiro e Sul e Sueste train station. It has an overall length of 119.8 ft  ¹  and can accommodate 690 passengers  ²  (690+8). It uses two 186 kW (250 hp) main engines and two fixed pitch propellers, reaching a top speed of 13 knots. It remains in service until 1975, being offered for sale in 1979. It is since then successively owned by Tertejo, Catamar, and Turisbuilding, which, based in Setúbal, operates the "Évora" already reconditioned as a tour boat until 2017. It is then acquired by Seaventy, based in Lisboa. In its 2020 configuration it can accommodate 240 passengers and is available for a wide variety of events and ac...

Coach operated by Rodoviária do Alentejo seen in front of the Estremoz train station in July 2011. This coach with fleet number 8356 is a Setra S 215 UL first registered in 1991. It has an overall length of 39.4 ft, features integral construction, and uses a Mercedes-Benz engine. Established in 1928 and based in Évora , Rodoviária do Alentejo operates regular services, regular specialized services, and occasional services. Here, we see this Setra S 215 UL laying over in a regular service. The station cat seems more interested in the MAN ÜL 292 with fleet number 8347 parked a few yards away. Produced between 1983 and 1994, the Setra S 215 UL is a bus with a horizontal engine mounted longitudinally at the rear end. It uses Mercedes-Benz or MAN engines, with manual or automatic gearboxes. The Setra S 215 UL is succeeded in 1995 by the Setra S 315 UL. As a note of interest, the Setra S 215 UL designation denotes an interurban or regional bus ( UL , Überlandlinienbus ) from the 200-se...