FUTURE MEMORY | TRANSPORTATION

Specialized rail vehicle operated by  Refer  seen at Évora station , on the Évora line , in November 2007. This specialized rail vehicle, with fleet number DP 203, is built by  Sollinger Hütte  in 1982, designated as SHD 1668. It is used to transport  infrastructure maintenance  teams and is part of a series of 30 units placed into service by the Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses. Overall length (buffers) is 24.3 ft. This vehicle uses a Deutz "L6" diesel engine. It has two driving axles (B) and gauge is 5 ft 5 21⁄32 in. Top speed is approximately 37 mph. This specialized rail vehicle, generally known as a " draisine " (" drais + ine ", from  Karl Freiherr von Drais , term adapted to Portuguese as " dresina ") is used to transport infrastructure maintenance teams and their equipment. Designated by the manufacturer as  SHD 1668  (which, I presume, denotes a  S ollinger  H ütte  D raisine for  1668  mm gauge), it has one dri...

Specialized rail vehicle operated by Refer seen at Ermidas-Sado station , on the Sul line , in March 2008. This specialized rail vehicle, with fleet number DP 225, is built by Sollinger Hütte in 1982, designated as SHD 1668. It is used to transport infrastructure maintenance teams and is part of a series of 30 units placed into service by the Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses. Overall length (buffers) is 24.3 ft. This vehicle uses a Deutz "L6" diesel engine. It has two driving axles (B) and gauge is 5 ft 5 21⁄32 in. Top speed is approximately 37 mph. This specialized rail vehicle, generally known as a " draisine " (" drais + ine ", from Karl Freiherr von Drais , term adapted to Portuguese as " dresina ") is used to transport infrastructure maintenance teams and their equipment. Designated by the manufacturer as SHD 1668 (which, I presume, denotes a S ollinger H ütte D raisine for 1668 mm gauge), it has one driving stand used for both directions ...

Specialized rail vehicle operated by Refer seen at Mangualde station, on the Beira Alta line , in June 2009. This specialized rail vehicle, specifically a catenary maintenance vehicle, with fleet number VCC 105 is built by Plasser & Theurer in 1998, designated as MTW 10  ¹ . Overall length (buffers) is 37.2 ft. This vehicle uses a 178 kW (242 hp) diesel engine. It has two driving axles (B) and gauge is 5 ft 5 21⁄32 in. Top speed is approximately 50 mph. This specialized rail vehicle is used for overhead line construction, maintenance, and inspection services. Designated by the manufacturer as the MTW 10 (from M otor t urm w agen , which we can understand as a motorized or self-propelled tower vehicle; I don't know the meaning of the 10), it is modularly designed to meet the operator's needs—that's why we find MTW 10s that are different from each other. It has two driving stands, a lifting platform, a hydraulic crane, and can tow support equipment, such as the FWW 10...