FUTURE MEMORY | TRANSPORTATION

Double-deck sightseeing bus operated by Douro Acima/CitySightseeing seen at Praça dos Restauradores, Lisboa, in June 2016. This double-deck sightseeing bus is a MAN SD 202 first registered in 1992. It is presumably the ex-3943 (BV 3943) of Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (Berlin) ¹ . It has a  Waggon Union  body ² and an overall length of 37.6 ft. In service with Douro Acima/CitySightseeing, it can accommodate 76 seated passengers, 13 standees, and 1 passenger with reduced mobility (76+36+1PRM+1). It uses the 150 kW (204 hp) MAN D2566 UH engine.  This MAN SD 202 is part of a batch of 40 double-deck D-type buses ³ delivered to the Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) in 1992, designated D 92 and numbered 3928–3967. Upon completing their service with BVG, some of these buses were sold and modified for sightseeing services by private operators, such as Douro Acima in Portugal. In addition to necessary mechanical upgrades, Douro Acima has also refreshed the appearance of some examp...

Double-deck sightseeing bus operated by Douro Acima / CitySightseeing seen on Avenida Ribeira das Naus, Lisboa, in December 2016. This double-deck sightseeing bus is a MAN SD 202 originally registered in 1991. The self-supporting body made by Waggon Union has an overall length of 37.6 ft and can accommodate 76 seated passengers, 13 standees and 1 passenger with reduced mobility (76+13+1PRM+1). It uses the 150 kW (204 hp) MAN D2566 UH engine. Based in Porto , Douro Acima/CitySightseeing operates regular specialized services and occasional services. Here, we see this MAN SD 202 on the Blue Line regular specialized service. In 2020, Douro Acima/CitySightseeing operates three hop-on/hop-off sightseeing tours in Lisboa – Red Line (west), Blue Line (east) with double-deck sightseeing buses, and the Green Line (or Castle Line ) discovering the historic city center with agile sightseeing minibuses. As a note of interest, Douro Acima starts operating cruises along the Douro River in 1997, ...

Double-deck sightseeing bus operated by Douro Acima / CitySightseeing seen at Praça D. Pedro IV, Lisboa, in December 2014. This double-deck sightseeing bus is a MAN SD 202 originally registered in 1992. The self-supporting body made by Waggon Union has an overall length of 37.6 ft and can accommodate 76 seated passengers, 13 standees and 1 passenger with reduced mobility (76+13+1PRM+1). It uses the 150 kW (204 hp) MAN D2566 UH engine. Based in Porto , Douro Acima/CitySightseeing operates regular specialized services and occasional services. Here, we see this MAN SD 202 on the  Red Line  regular specialized service. In 2020, Douro Acima/CitySightseeing operates three hop-on/hop-off sightseeing tours in Lisboa – Red Line (west), Blue Line (east) with double-deck sightseeing buses, and the Green Line (or Castle Line ) discovering the historic city center with agile sightseeing minibuses.  As a note of interest, Douro Acima starts operating cruises along the Douro River i...