Novas Rías – Noge Titanium
Coach operated by Novas Rías seen at Praça Marquês de Pombal, Lisboa , in August 2012. This coach is a Noge Titanium registered in 2006. It uses an Irisbus IVECO chassis. Established in 2005 and based in Poio , Novas Rías ¹ operates regular specialized services and occasional services. Here, we see this Noge Titanium on an occasional service. As a note of interest, a question occasionally asked by readers – why do some drivers wear a cap? In fact, for a long time the cap was part of the drivers' uniform, until it fell into disuse, especially in the seventies and eighties. Nowadays, touring coaches have huge windshields, as seen in the image. If, on the one hand, this feature offers passengers in the front rows a panoramic view of the road, on the other, under intense sunlight it makes the driver's working conditions uncomfortable. Of course, the driver can lower the blinds – however, depriving passengers of the panoramic view. Therefore, circumstantially and sacrifi...