FUTURE MEMORY | TRANSPORTATION

Minibus operated by Carris seen at Largo da Sé, Lisboa, in March 2012. This minibus with fleet number 226 is an Irmãos Mota Atomic Mini Urb registered in 2004 and included in a series of 40 units, 201–240, placed in service in 2004. It has an overall length of  23.1 ft and can accommodate 12 seated passengers and 15 standees (12+15+1). Esteban Urban 90 seats. It uses the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 616 CDI chassis with the 115 kW (156 hp) Mercedes-Benz OM 612 DE LA engine. As a note of interest, the units of this series originally display the " Atomium "  ¹  signature on the side moldings, on the front fenders. In 2008, units 237, 238, 239 and 240 are transferred to the Carristur fleet, followed in 2012 by units 235 and 236. 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 Irmãos Mota Atomic Mini Urb flexi...

Sightseeing minibus operated by Carristur/Yellow Bus seen at Praça do Império, Lisboa, in October 2012. Originally an Irmãos Mota Atomic Mini Urb minibus operated by Carris with fleet number 238 (201–240-series, delivered in 2004), in 2008 it is transferred to the Carristur fleet and converted by Liderbus into a sightseeing minibus with a removable top. It has an overall length of 23.1 ft and uses the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 616 CDI chassis with the 115 kW (156 hp) Mercedes-Benz OM 612 DE LA engine. Owned by Carris and based in Lisboa, Carristur  ¹  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, we see this Irmãos Mota Atomic Mini Cabrio  ²  next to the Jerónimos Monastery before another departure on the regular hop-on/hop-off service " Belém Tour ...

Minibus operated by Carris seen on Avenida São João de Deus, Lisboa, in February 2023. This minibus with fleet number 214 is an Irmãos Mota Atomic Mini Urb registered in 2004 and included in a series of 40 units, 201–240, placed in service in 2004. It has an overall length of 23.1 ft and can accommodate 12 seated passengers and 15 standees (12+15+1). Esteban Urban 90 seats. It uses the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 616 CDI chassis with the 115 kW (156 hp) Mercedes-Benz OM 612 DE LA engine. The paint scheme for this series is yellow with black window trim, dark slate gray bumpers and lower side panels and partly white roof. For most of its life, the sides receive a stylized decoration (multicolored dots), applied in adhesive film. At some point, billboards for advertising are installed. As a note of interest, the units of this series originally display the " Atomium "  ¹  signature on the side moldings, on the front fenders. In 2008, units 237, 238, 239 and 240 are transferred to t...