FUTURE MEMORY | TRANSPORTATION

Coach operated by Polibus seen at Praça Marquês de Pombal, Lisboa, in May 2012. This coach is a Renault Iliade RTX first registered in 2004. It has an overall length of 39.4 ft and uses the Renault DCI 11 engine. Established in 2000 and based in Lisboa , in 2012 Polibus ¹ operates regular specialized services and occasional services. Here, we see this sharp-looking Renault Iliade RTX heading downtown Lisboa on an occasional service. Evolution of the Renault FR1 acclaimed as "International Bus & Coach of the Year" in 1991, the Renault Iliade is an attractive and versatile coach featuring a self-supporting body and we can see it in both touring and regular services. Produced from 1997 to 2006, it will be offered in two lengths, 34,8 ft  ("C",  court ) and 39,4 ft, with normal or raised floor ("X", surélevé ) and with three equipment and finish levels (TEC, TE and TEX/RTC, RT, and RTX/GTC, GT and GTX). The Renault engines, mounted longitudinally at t...

Tractor operated by a private owner seen in southern Portugal, next to one of the Costa de Caparica beaches, in August 2023. This tractor is a Renault Témis 630  registered in 2003. It has a wheelbase of 107.1 in and can be used in various agricultural functions. It has all-wheel drive and uses the IVECO 5.9L 6-cylinder diesel engine, possibly with 95 kW (129 hp). It can reach around 25 mph. Here, on a beautiful summer morning by the sea, we surprise this Renault Témis 630 smelling of fresh fish and salt, guarded by an attentive seagull. In fact, we are in the presence of an agricultural tractor adapted for fishing functions, capable of moving along the seafront, resisting the momentum of the waves, to leave or pick up fishing vessels. It then takes up position on the sand and, using an adaptation of the power take-off , helps the fishermen to pull the net. Finally, the tractor takes the fresh fish to the auction. We can find these tractors associated with the " arte-xávega ...