FUTURE MEMORY | TRANSPORTATION

Bus operated by Carristur seen at Praça D. Pedro IV, Lisboa, in June 2014. This bus with fleet number 4072 is a CAMO Camus registered in 1998 and originally included in a series of 110 units, 4001–4110, placed in service by Carris in 1997–1998. In 2013–2014, three units, 4072, 4075 and 4103, are transferred to the Carristur fleet (keeping the original numbers) and assigned to the " Aerobus " service. The CAMO Camus is essentially a Mercedes-Benz O 405 N2 (or N²) manufactured in Portugal. It has an overall length of approximately 39.4 ft, features semi-integral construction and uses the 184 kW (250 hp) Mercedes-Benz OM 447 hLA engine. Owned by Carris and based in Lisboa, Carristur operates regular specialized services and occasional services with buses, coaches and streetcars recognizable under the brand " Yellow Bus ". In partnership with Transtejo, Carristur also operates cruises on the Tejo River under the brand " Yellow Boat ". Here, on a beautiful s...

Bus operated by Carris seen at Praça Duque da Terceira, Lisboa, in April 2011. This bus with fleet number 4054 is a CAMO Camus registered in 1997 and included in a series of 110 units, 4001–4110, placed in service in 1997–1998. It has an overall length of approximately 39.4 ft and can accommodate 32 seated passengers and 52 standees (32+52+1)  ¹ . The CAMO Camus is essentially a Mercedes-Benz O 405 N2 (or N²) manufactured in Portugal. It features semi-integral construction and uses the 184 kW (250 hp) Mercedes-Benz OM 447 hLA engine. Established in 1872 and based in Lisboa, Companhia Carris de Ferro de Lisboa , whose name is usually shortened to Carris, operates regular services, regular specialized services and occasional services. Here, we see this CAMO Camus on regular service 58, Portas Benfica–Cais Sodré. The "dot" on the windshield denotes the metropolitan area served by the route – the blue color corresponds to Benfica/Carnide. The history of the Mercedes-Benz O 405 ...

Bus operated by Rodoviária de Lisboa seen at the Campo Grande terminal, Lisboa, in August 2016. This bus with fleet number 351 is a Mercedes-Benz O 405 N2 (or N²) first registered in 1994. It has an overall length of 25.8 ft and can accommodate 34 seated passengers and 46 standees (34+46+1). It features semi-integral construction and uses the Mercedes-Benz OM 447 hLA engine. I believe this is one of the eight vehicles originally delivered in Germany to Stadtwerke Passau (SWP) in 1994 (PA-A 2743, SWP 43?). Based in Loures , Rodoviária de Lisboa , whose name is usually shortened to RL, operates regular services in the municipalities of Lisboa, Loures, Odivelas and Vila Franca de Xira, as well as regular specialized services and occasional services. Here, we see this Mercedes-Benz O 405 N2 on regular service 312, a suburban circulator route starting in Campo Grande. From 18 to 26 June 2016, the Municipality of Loures promoted the event Loures Arte Pública in partnership with EDP Di...