FUTURE MEMORY | TRANSPORTATION

Light rail vehicle operated by MTS seen at Jardim da Quinta da Água, Corroios, in March 2026. This light rail vehicle with fleet number C006 is a Siemens Combino Plus completed in 2005. It features a four-section articulated body and low-floor. With an overall length of 119.3 ft, it can accommodate 74 seated passengers and 237 standees (74+237+1). SKA seats. Bi-directional operation. Fed via pantograph by 750 V DC, this light rail vehicle uses six 100 kW (136 hp) traction motors. Wheelset arrangement is Bo'Bo'2'Bo'. Track gauge is 4 ft 8 ½ in. Top speed is 43 mph. As a note of interest, the Combino uses independent wheels driven by motors and transmissions mounted longitudinally on the outer faces of the Siemens SF 30 bogies, one set for every two drive wheels. This technical solution allows for a lowered floor along the entire length of the vehicle. Based in Seixal, MTS, or Metro Transportes do Sul , operates regular services on its surface metro system serving th...

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...

Electric multiple unit with active tilting operated by CP seen at Lisboa (Santa Apolónia) station in April 2008. This electric multiple unit with fleet number 4009  ¹  is a Fiat Ferroviaria CPA 4000  ² , included in a series of 10 six-car train sets placed in service in 1999–2001. With an overall length of  521.3 ft, they can accommodate 299 seated passengers and 2 passengers with reduced mobility. Fed via two Schunk 8WL 126-6YH46 pantographs by 25 kV, 50 Hz, this electric multiple unit uses two Trafo-Union/MOTRA EFAT 64444 transformers and eight Siemens 1TB2223-OGA03 traction motors, two per motor unit, each transmitting movement to the bogie's inner axle, (1A)(A1)  ³ . Nominal output (wheels) is 3920 kW (5330 hp) and starting tractive effort is 210 kN. Weight in service is 299 t. It can run in multiple units, up to 2 units (6+6). Wheelset arrangement is (1A)(A1)+(1A)(A1)+2'2'+2'2'+(1A)(A1)+(1A)(A1) and gauge is 5 ft 5 21⁄32 in. Top speed is 137 mph. The maxi...