António Atalaia – GAF Voga II DD
Double-deck coach operated by António Atalaia seen at Gare do Oriente, Lisboa, in July 2019. This double-deck coach is a GAF Voga II DD registered in 2001. It uses the Scania K124EB 6x2 chassis with the Scania DC12 engine. Established in 1988 and based in Lever , António Atalaia operates regular services, regular specialized services and occasional services. Here, we see this GAF Voga II DD in an occasional service. For some years, quality express services were associated with imposing and comfortable double-deck coaches made in Portugal, such as the Caetano Beta 4000, the CAMO Apollo DD, the Alfredo Caetano DD or the GAF Voga II DD. With the advent of the PB era, many were relegated to regular interurban services and occasional services. This Voga II DD, manufactured by GAF (Geraldo, Marques, Soares & Cª Lda.) in Vila Nova de Gaia, is an illustrious representative of that period which, due to its qualities, certainly justified its long service life. Seeing it well preserved,...