FUTURE MEMORY | TRANSPORTATION

Coach operated by Autocares Fray Escoba seen at Praça Marquês de Pombal, Lisboa, in May 2012. This coach is a Beulas Stela registered in 2005. It has an overall length of 27.2 ft and can accommodate 30 seated passengers (30+1+1). It uses the Mercedes-Benz Atego 923 L chassis with the 170 kW (231 hp) Mercedes-Benz OM 906 LA engine. Based in Madrid and part of the Arriva group since 2007, Autocares Fray Escoba operates in 2012 occasional services. Here, we see this Beulas Stela at Praça Marquês de Pombal, preparing to enter Avenida Fontes Pereira de Melo. As a note of interest and as far as I know, the name " Roberto " on the front of the coach affectionately evokes the memory of one of the company owner's sons, who died prematurely. ● Autocarro operado pela Autocares Fray Escoba visto na Praça Marquês de Pombal, Lisboa, em Maio de 2012. Este autocarro é um Beulas Stela registado em 2005. Tem um comprimento total de 8,28 m e pode acomodar 30 passageiros sentados (30+1...

Coach operated by Arriva Esfera seen at Praça Marquês de Pombal, Lisboa, in May 2012. This coach with fleet number 60 is a Tata Hispano Xerus registered in 2012. It has an overall length of 40 ft and uses the Irisbus IVECO EuroRider C45 SRI chassis with the 331 kW (450 hp) IVECO Cursor 10 engine. Established in 2002  ¹  as a result of the merger of Elibus and Garcia Baile, Esfera becomes part of Arriva in 2006  ¹ . Based in Madrid , Arriva Esfera operates regular specialized services and occasional services. Here, we see this Tata Hispano Xerus on an occasional service. ● Autocarro operado pela Arriva Esfera visto na Praça Marquês de Pombal, Lisboa, em Maio de 2012. Este autocarro com o número de frota 60 é um Tata Hispano Xerus registado em 2012. Tem um comprimento total de 12,20 m e utiliza o chassis Irisbus IVECO EuroRider C45 SRI com o motor IVECO Cursor 10 de 331 kW (450 hp). Estabelecida em 2002  ¹  como resultado da fusão das empresas Elibus e Garcia Ba...

Coach operated by Autocares M. y A. Vicioso seen at Praça D. Pedro IV, Lisboa, in April 2014. This coach is a Beulas Glory registered in 2013. It uses the Volvo B13R chassis with the Volvo D13C engine. Established in 1977 and based in Madrid , Autocares M. y A. Vicioso operates regular specialized services and occasional services. Here, we see this splendid Beulas Glory on an occasional service under the " Europa Mundo Vacaciones " brand. Established in 1997 and based in Madrid, Europa Mundo Vacaciones is a leading tourist operator with activities in most European countries, as well as in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Costa Rica, Middle East, South Africa, India and East Asia. As a note of interest, the "floating" hand seen behind the windshield naturally belongs to the guide and points towards the statue of D. Pedro IV, King of Portugal, the historical figure who gives the square its name. Introduced in 2008, the Beulas Glory is a top of the range luxury coac...

Coach operated by Avanza – Auto Res seen at Gare do Oriente, Lisboa, in July 2016. This coach with fleet number 1113 is an Irizar PB registered in 2008. It has an overall length of 40 ft and uses the Irisbus IVECO EuroRider C45 SRI chassis with the 331 kW (450 hp) IVECO Cursor 10 engine. Established in 1943, Auto Res (also Auto-Res) is based in Madrid . In 2002, Auto-Res, Tusza (Transportes Urbanos de Zaragoza) and Vitrasa (Viguesa de Transportes) set up the Grupo Avanza , becoming one of the leading operators in Spain. In 2013, the Grupo Avanza becomes part of the Grupo ADO, based in Mexico. Avanza operates regular services, regular specialized services and occasional services. Some of its coaches, such as this one seen on the Madrid – Lisboa express service, are equipped with wheelchair lifts. In 2016, this Irizar PB is one of the 13 vehicles adapted to passengers with reduced mobility used on this service. Another 12 are used on the Madrid – Vigo service. ● Autocarro operado pela A...

Coach operated by La Sepulvedana seen at Praça dos Restauradores, Lisboa, in September 2019. This coach with fleet number 531 is an Irizar i6 registered in 2016. It has an overall length of 42.4 ft and uses a Scania chassis. Established in 1905 and based in Madrid , La Sepulvedana operates regular services, regular specialized services and occasional services. Here, we see this Irizar i6 on an occasional service. In 2014, La Sepulvedana obtains the license to operate rail services in concurrence with Renfe, focusing its interest on the Madrid–Segovia, Madrid–Ciudad Real and Madrid–Toledo high speed connections. ● Autocarro operado pela La Sepulvedana visto na Praça dos Restauradores, Lisboa, em Setembro de 2019. Este autocarro com o número de frota 531 é um Irizar i6 registado em 2016. Tem um comprimento total de 12,92 m e utiliza um chassis Scania. Estabelecida em 1905 e baseada em Madrid , a La Sepulvedana opera serviços regulares, serviços regulares especializados e serviç...

Coach operated by Bastian Bus seen at Gare do Oriente, Lisboa, in June 2019. This coach with fleet number 58 is an Irizar i6S registered in 2018. It can accommodate 55 passengers (55+1+1) and uses a Scania K410EB 4x2 chassis with the 302 kW (410 hp) Scania DC13 engine. Based in Madrid , Bastian Bus operates occasional services. Here, we see this Irizar i6S assigned to PGS Travel Group services waiting for its passengers, before heading to Sevilla. ● Autocarro operado pela Bastian Bus visto na Gare do Oriente, Lisboa, em Junho de 2019. Este autocarro com o número de frota 58 é um Irizar i6S registado em 2018. Pode acomodar 55 passageiros (55+1+1) e utiliza um chassis Scania K410EB 4x2 com o motor Scania DC13 de 302 kW (410 hp). Baseada em Madrid , a Bastian Bus, opera serviços ocasionais. Aqui, vemos este Irizar i6S destacado para serviços do PGS Travel Group a aguardar pelos seus passageiros, antes de se dirigir para Sevilla. ●