FUTURE MEMORY | TRANSPORTATION

Fire apparatus operated by Bombeiros Voluntários de Cacilhas seen outside the station in October 2019. This fire apparatus , specifically a fire engine or pumper, identified as "1503 VUCI 08", is a Spartan ¹ 1000 EE2 523 4x2  ²  (chassis and cab) with Central States  ³  body, originally registered in 1997 and custom built for the Maybrook Fire Dept., NY. Identified in the United States as "Engine 215" or "E-215", it comes to Portugal in 2015, becoming "1503 VUCI 08", " O Discípulo " (the disciple). It has an overall length of 31.2 ft and capacity for 1 000 US gal of water. Darley Champion mid-mount pump with a flow rate of up to 1 500 US gal per minute at 150 psi. This custom built vehicle ⁴ uses a Cummins engine.  Founded in 1891, Bombeiros Voluntários de Cacilhas  primarily serve the Almada municipality. Here, we see " O Discípulo " outside the Cacilhas fire station enjoying a deserved break in its routine. On each si...

Ferry operated by Transtejo seen on the Tejo River heading to Lisboa in October 2013. This ferry of the monohull type, named "Eborense" and registered LX-2794-TL, is built in Portugal by Estaleiros Navais de Viana do Castelo   ¹  and completed in 1954 with yard number 23. Steel hull and superstructure. It has an overall length of 154.3 ft and can accommodate 346 passengers and 30 vehicles (346+30 v+5). It is equipped with two 364 kW (495 hp) MTU 12V 183 TC91 main engines and two fixed pitch propellers. Top speed is 11 knots. Withdrawn in 1983, the "Eborense" is rebuilt in 1991 and returned to regular service, first between Lisboa (Cais do Sodré) and Cacilhas and then between Lisboa (Belém) and Trafaria, where it remains until 2017. Despite its historical value, the place it occupies in the hearts of successive generations of commuters and with a robustness and reliability that have not been surpassed by more recent constructions, it was not possible to keep the fe...

Ferry operated by Transtejo seen on the Tejo River heading to Cacilhas in June 2014. This ferry of the monohull type, named "Madragoa" and registered LX-3141-TL, is built in Portugal by Estaleiros São Jacinto and completed in 1981 with yard number 131. Steel hull and superstructure. It has an overall length of 102.9 ft and can accommodate 476 passengers (476+4). Fainsa Arianne seats. It is equipped with a 515 kW (700 hp) MTU 8V 396 TC main engine and a variable pitch propeller. Service speed is 10 knots. It belongs to the "Cacilhense" class, comprising eight vessels – "Cacilhense", "Madragoa", "Montes Claros", "Seixalense", "Sintrense", "Palmelense", "Dafundo" and "Campolide". Differing in having an upper deck open to the stern, the "Monsanto" class comprises four vessels – "Monsanto", "Moscavide", "Madre de Deus" and "Miratejo". Despi...