FUTURE MEMORY | TRANSPORTATION

Coach operated by Mafrense seen leaving the Terminal do Campo Grande, Lisboa, in August 2011. This coach with fleet number 0620 is a Setra S 319 UL first registered in 1998. It has an overall length of 49 ft and can accommodate 71 seated passengers and 30 standees (71+30+1). Presumably, Fainsa seats. It features integral construction and uses the Mercedes-Benz OM 457 hLA engine. This coach exhibits the Setra S 315 GT sloping windshield. This variant is sometimes described as the Setra S 319 UL-GT. GT is the abbreviation for " Grand Tourisme ". Based in Mafra, in 2011 Mafrense, or Empresa de Viação Mafrense, operates regular services in the municipalities of Mafra, Sintra, Torres Vedras, Loures, and Lisboa, as well as regular specialized services and occasional services. Here, on a splendid summer day, we see the Mafrense 0620 leaving Lisboa on its way to Ericeira .  ● Autocarro operado pela Mafrense visto a deixar o Terminal do Campo Grande, Lisboa, em Agosto de 2011. Est...

Coach operated by Mafrense seen arriving at Terminal do Campo Grande, Lisboa, in August 2016. This coach with fleet number 0246 is a Setra S 417 UL registered in 2006. It has an overall length of 46.1 ft and uses the Mercedes-Benz OM 457 hLA engine. Based in Mafra , Mafrense , or Empresa de Viação Mafrense, operates regular services, regular specialized services, and occasional services. In 2023, Mafrense was subcontracted by Rodoviária de Lisboa to operate in the western zone of Area 2 of Carris Metropolitana, serving the municipalities of Mafra, Sintra, Loures, Odivelas, and Lisboa. Here, in the summer of 2016, after stretching its legs on the  A8  motorway on the regular service Ericeira–Lisboa, we see Mafrense 0246, a comfortable Setra S 417 UL, arriving at the Campo Grande Terminal.As note of interest, visual confirmation from José Fernandes reveals that this vehicle is still active in May 2026, integrated into the Boa Viagem fleet. Boa Viagem serves the municipa...

Coach operated by Rodoviária de Lisboa seen at Terminal Rodoviário do Campo Grande, Lisboa, in July 2016. This coach with fleet number 672 is a Setra S 319 UL first registered in 2004 and placed in service by RL in 2014. It has an overall length of 49 ft, features integral construction and uses the Mercedes-Benz OM 457 hLA engine. This coach exhibits the Setra S 315 GT sloping windshield. This variant is sometimes described as Setra S 319 UL-GT. UL-GT is the abbreviation for " Ü berland l inienbus- G rand T ourisme ". 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 Setra S 319 UL on regular service 334, Infantado–Lisboa (C. Grande). At this time, the bus paint scheme denotes the area served by the route. Green and white buses from " Rede Verde " served ...

Coach operated by Autobuses Hnos. Arriaga seen at Gare do Oriente, Lisboa, in July 2018. This coach with fleet number 357 is a Setra S 519 HD registered in 2017. It has an overall length of 49 ft, features integral construction and possibly uses the 315 kW (428 hp) Mercedes-Benz OM 470 engine  ¹ . Established in 1983 and based in Vitoria-Gasteiz , Autobuses Hermanos Arriaga operates regular services, regular specialized services and occasional services. Regular services include international connections in partnership with the " Eurolines " brand. Here, we see this Setra S 519 HD on the regular international service Lisboa–Paris, a journey of approximately 1079 miles.  The Setra S 519 HD is the longest coach in the " ComfortClass " family. It is versatile and we can see it both in tourist services and in regular services – it is, due to its superlative comfort, especially suitable for long distances. Introduced in 2012, the " ComfortClass 500 " generatio...

Coach operated by Euro-Tours seen at Praça Marquês de Pombal, Lisboa, in May 2012. This coach  is a Setra S 417 GT-HD registered in 2011. It has an overall length of 46.1 ft and can accommodate 57 seated passengers (57+1+1). It features integral construction and uses the 315 kW (428 hp) Mercedes-Benz OM 457 LA engine. Based in Słupsk , Euro-Tours is a Polish tourist operator. On its website, the operator shares an interesting quotation from St. Augustine, " The world is like a book. Those who do not travel read only the first page. ". Here, we see this Setra S 417 GT-HD on an occasional service, during a visit to Portugal, certainly a " page " with memorable adventures. ● Autocarro operado pela Euro-Tours visto na Praça Marquês de Pombal, Lisboa, em Maio de 2012. Este autocarro é um Setra S 417 GT-HD registado em 2011. Tem um comprimento total de 14,05 m e pode acomodar 57 passageiros sentados (57+1+1). Possui construção integral e utiliza o motor Mercedes-Benz OM...

Coach operated by Autos González seen at Praça D. Pedro IV, Lisboa, in May 2011. This coach is a Setra S 417 GT-HD registered in 2006. It has an overall length of 46.1 ft and can accommodate 57 seated passengers (57+1+1). It features integral construction and uses the 315 kW (428 hp) Mercedes-Benz OM 457 LA engine. Established in 1972 and based in Ourense and Vigo , Autos González operates regular specialized services and occasional services. Here, we see this Setra S 417 GT-HD on an occasional service. The Mercedes-Benz emblem is a detail added by the operator, underlining the presence of an engine from that manufacturer  ¹ . The acronym Setra derives from " Selbsttragende " in reference to the self-supporting body, or " Selbsttragende Karosserie ", a concept applied by Otto Kässbohrer in bus manufacture. The first Setra, the S 8, presented in 1951, combines the self-supported body, comprising a tubular frame covered with sheet metal, with a diesel engine located...