FUTURE MEMORY | TRANSPORTATION

Bus operated by Carris Metropolitana – ALSA Todi seen at Terminal Rodoviário de Palmela  in January 2023. This bus with fleet number 12573 is a Mercedes-Benz Conecto registered in 2022 and included in a series of 130 units, 12501–12630, placed in service in 2022. It has an overall length of 39.8 ft and can accommodate 29 seated passengers, 75 standees and 1 passenger with reduced mobility (29+75+1PRM+1). It features semi-integral construction and uses the 220 kW (299 bhp) Mercedes-Benz OM 936 engine. Carris Metropolitana – ALSA Todi  ¹  operates since 2022 regular services in the municipalities of Alcochete, Montijo, Moita, Palmela and Setúbal and provides connections to Barreiro and Lisboa. It also offers specialized regular services and occasional services. The fleet displays the yellow paint scheme common to the four operational areas of Carris Metropolitana. Here, on a winter morning, we see this Mercedes-Benz Conecto during a break at the Terminal Rodoviário de Pa...

Articulated bus operated by Carris seen on Avenida Berlim, Lisboa, in June 2018, being towed after a breakdown. This articulated bus with fleet number 1563 is a CAMO Cronus registered in 1997 and included in a series of 60 units, 1530–1589, placed in service in 1995 and 1997. It has an overall length of 59.1 ft and can accommodate 46 seated passengers and 107 standees (46+107+1). It uses the Volvo B10MA   ¹  articulated chassis with the 180 kW (245 hp) Volvo THD 103 KF engine. Established in 1872 and based in Lisboa, Companhia Carris de Ferro de Lisboa , whose name is usually shortened to Carris, operates regular services, regular specialized services and occasional services.  As a rule, I do not publish images of vehicles in unfavorable situations, unless justified by pedagogical reasons. As in this case, to illustrate the answer to a recurring question from several Readers – What happens when a bus breaks down? Although the answer is obvious, given the size and weight...

Articulated bus operated by Carris seen at Praça Marquês de Pombal, Lisboa, in May 2016. This articulated bus with fleet number 1580 is a CAMO Cronus registered in 1997 and included in a series of 60 units, 1530–1589, placed in service in 1995 and 1997. It has an overall length of 59.1 ft and can accommodate 46 seated passengers and 107 standees (46+107+1). It uses the Volvo B10MA  ¹  articulated chassis with the 180 kW (245 hp) Volvo THD 103 KF engine. ZF 4HP 500 automatic gearbox. Established in 1872 and based in Lisboa, Companhia Carris de Ferro de Lisboa , whose name is usually shortened to Carris, operates regular services, regular specialized services and occasional services. Here, we see this CAMO Cronus on the regular service 746, Estação Damaia–Marquês Pombal.  Produced from 1978 to 2003, the Volvo B10M chassis supersedes the Volvo B58 and precedes the Volvo B12M. It is used on coaches and buses, double-deck buses and articulated buses. It features the Volvo TD...