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Isidoro Duarte 310 – Alfredo Caetano Fenix Midi

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Coach operated by Isidoro Duarte seen at Gare do Oriente, Lisboa, in September 2019. This coach with fleet number 310 is an Alfredo Caetano Fenix Midi registered in 2002. It has an overall length of about 32.8 ft and can accommodate 35 seated passengers. It uses the MAN 13.220 HOCL chassis with the 162 kW (221 hp) MAN D0826 LOH engine. With its origins going back to 1923 and based in Milharado , Isidoro Duarte  ¹  operates in 2019 regular services in the municipalities of Mafra and Loures and provides the respective connections to Lisboa. However, its main activity is specialized regular services and occasional services. Here, we see this Alfredo Caetano Fenix Midi making a brief stop at Gare do Oriente. Established in 1949, Alfredo Caetano is widely known for its Bravo and Fenix coaches. Possibly around 2010, Starbus (or Sociedade Transformadora de Autocarros e Recondicionamento, S. A. ) acquires the brand Alfredo Caetano and continues offering an interesting family of mod...