FUTURE MEMORY | TRANSPORTATION

Light rail vehicle operated by Carris seen at Praça da Figueira, Lisboa, in January 2008. This light rail vehicle  with fleet number 510 is a Duewag / Siemens / SOREFAME Articulado built under license in Portugal by SOREFAME, completed in 1995. The series Carris 501–510 comprises 6 units built in Spain by CAF (501–506) and 4 units built in Portugal by SOREFAME (507–510). It features a three-section articulated body and low-floor. With an overall length of 78.8 ft, it can accommodate 65 seated passengers and 135 standees (65+135+1). Ticket vending machines onboard. Unidirectional operation. Fed via a Stemmann-Technik FB 80 pantograph by 600 V DC, this light rail vehicle uses four 103 kW (140 hp) Siemens 1TB 1616 traction motors. Siemens SIBAS 16 digital management. Wheelset arrangement is Bo'2'Bo'. Track gauge is 2 ft 117⁄16 in. Top speed is 43 mph. Established in 1872, Carris, or Companhia Carris de Ferro de Lisboa , operates regular services, regular specialized servic...

Diesel-electric locomotive operated by  CP   ¹  seen at Lisboa–Santa Apolónia station , on the Norte line , in December 2008. This diesel-electric locomotive with fleet number 1457 is built under license from English Electric by SOREFAME   ²  in 1967, construction number 0634, included in a series of 57 units placed in service by the Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses in 1967–1969. These units are closely related to the BR Class 20 . Overall length (buffers) is 41.7 ft. This locomotive uses a 1022 kW (1370 hp) English Electric 8 CSVT  "V8" diesel engine and four English Electric 548/3A electric traction motors. Nominal output (wheels) is 723 kW (970 hp) and starting tractive effort is approximately 158 kN (16100 kg). Weight in service is 64.4 t. It can run in multiple units, up to 3 units. Wheelset arrangement is Bo' Bo' and gauge is 5 ft 5 21⁄32 in. Top speed is 65 mph. Designated by the manufacturer as LD 844 C, this diesel electric-locomotive is used on both...