FUTURE MEMORY | TRANSPORTATION

Coach operated by Boa Viagem seen in Vila Franca de Xira at the bus terminal adjacent to the train station in September 2019. This coach with fleet number 0665 is a first-generation Caetano Enigma registered in 2000. It has an overall length of 39.4 ft and uses the MAN 18.350 HOCL/A chassis. Established in 1972 and based in Alenquer , Boa Viagem ¹ operates regular services in the municipalities of Alenquer, Arruda dos Vinhos, Cadaval, Sobral de Monte Agraço and Vila Franca de Xira and provides the respective connections to Lisboa. Boa Viagem also provides specialized regular services and occasional services. Here, we see this Caetano Enigma during a break on a regular service. As a note of interest, the paper sign in the lower corner of the windshield, next to the entrance, informs passengers that fare collection is carried out by the driver.  ●   Autocarro operado pela Boa Viagem visto em Vila Franca de Xira no terminal rodoviário adjacente à estação ferroviária em Set...

Coach operated by EVA Transportes seen at Praça Marquês de Pombal, Lisboa, in May 2012. This coach with fleet number 9914 is a third generation  ¹  Caetano Enigma registered in 2001. It uses the MAN 18.350 HOCL/A chassis. Based in Faro , EVA operates regular services, regular specialized services, and occasional services. EVA means  Empresa de Viação do Algarve . Here, we see this Caetano Enigma in an occasional service. As a note of interest, I believe that in 2017 this coach is acquired by the Sporting CP/Tavira, becoming a support vehicle for the professional cycling team, internally reconfigured, equipped with a single-phase 10 kVA generator, and decorated in green and white. Presented in1996, the Caetano Enigma, preceded by the Gaia and the Delta and succeeded by the Winner in 2004, is a versatile coach body designed for long distance services. It can be combined with various chassis. As a note of interest, the Enigma model seems to have been conceived by Almade...