FUTURE MEMORY | TRANSPORTATION

Tugboat operated by Resistência (Grupo Lutamar)  ¹  seen at the entrance of Doca de Alcântara, Lisboa, in June 2013. This tugboat , named "Zézito" and registered LX-86-RL, is presumably built in Canada, completed in 1948. Steel hull and superstructure. It has an overall length of 36,8 ft and is equipped with a 142 kW (190 bhp)  Cummins  main engine. It provides a tractive effort  ²  of 4 tons. Top speed is 7 knots. Here, on a quiet summer afternoon, we find "Zézito" next to the entrance to the Alcântara Dock, along with its companions "Valente" (LX-37-RC) and "Ala" (LX-94-RL). A few yards ahead of "Zézito", but not visible in the image, are "Teimoso" (S-51-RL), "Safado" (LX-101-RL), and another small tugboat, the "Alerta" (LX-76-RL).  ●   Rebocador operado pela Resistência (Grupo Lutamar)  ¹  visto na entrada da Doca de Alcântara, Lisboa, em Junho de 2013. Este rebocador , com o nome de "Zézito"...

Recreational vehicle seen next to the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portimão , in October 2011. This luxury recreational vehicle , a Class A motorhome , is presumably a Monaco Diplomat in the Stone Mountain version, registered in 2006. This example appears to have an overall length of 44 ft. It uses the Roadmaster Raised Rail RR8R chassis with air suspension and a rear-mounted 298 kW (405 hp) Cummins ISL 400 "L6" engine. Class A motorhomes are built on truck or bus chassis or, as in this case, on chassis designed for specific models, and offer comfortable and spacious interior areas, further enhanced by expandable sections (slide-outs). Parked next to the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve (Algarve International Racetrack) in October 2011, during the "Algarve Historic Festival", this appealing apartment on wheels caught my attention for a few minutes.  ●   Veículo recreativo visto junto ao Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portimão , em Outubro de 2011. ...

Bus operated by TST seen at Praceta Porto de Lisboa,  Trafaria , in November 2019. This bus with fleet number 277 is a Berkhof Ambassador 200 first registered in 2003. It is included in a series of 37 units (241–243, 245–264, 266– 269, and 277–286) delivered in 2010–2011. It has an overall length of 39.4 ft and uses the DAF SB 200 LF chassis with the 136 kW (185 hp) Cummins ISBe 185 engine. This is a former Arriva Nederland vehicle, possibly from the 6171–6189 series, retired at the end of 2009. As a note of interest, SB 200 LF denotes a low-floor (LF) bus chassis (B, bus) with the engine mounted at the back (S, staart or tail), of the 200-series (200). In 2019, based in Laranjeiro, TST, or Transportes Sul do Tejo ¹ , operates regular services, regular specialized services, and occasional services. Here, we see this Berkhof Ambassador 200 alongside the  Estação Fluvial da Trafaria  during a brief pause in the regular service 129, Trafaria–Costa de Caparica.  Pr...

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...