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Irmaos Mota is a small bodybuilder based in Portugal, and this high-floor body on Volvo B10M chassis was photographed in Porto in June 1996.
© Thierry Garel 
MAN Sunsundegui Sideral – Trafalgar Frota Azul – P – 3276 TL Barcelona, Spain Date: 18 Sep 2006 ©Marek Maslowiec 
Scania Obradors – Pinto Lopes – P – 80 88 RG Cracow, Poland Date: 03 Sep 2005 ©Marek Maslowiec 
The last of Portugal\’s three trolleybus systems to open was in Braga, in 1963, using equipment & vehicles purchased from Heilbronn (Germany) when that system closed in 1961. This is no 2, a M.A.N. with Kassbohrer body, at Gualtar terminus on 26 July 1977. © Ian Charlton 
In 1976, two of the ex Heilbronn Henschel trolleybuses at Braga were rebodied by CAMO, as shown here. This is no 7, en route to Maximinos, on 26 July 1977. © Ian Charlton 
AVM22 One of three St.Michael Buses © S�rgio Meneses 
SCANIA DELTA _Rodoviaria Sul do Tejo Varsow, Poland, august 1995 © jose luis covita
SCANIA DELTA_ Rodoviaria Sul do Tejo Near Inari. North Finland. august 1991 © jose luis covita 
SETRA 415 HD_ Via��o Barranquense Barcelona, august 2002 © jose luis covita 
AEC UTIC _ Rodoviaria Nacional Chamonix, France, august 1981 © jose luis covita 
LEYLAND EUROPA_UTIC body Amsterdam, august 1987 © jose luis covita 
LEYLAND EUROPA_Utic body, Rodoviaria Nacional 7977 �amlija;, Istambul, Turkey 1886 © jose luis covita 
Lisbon Carris 2236 One of the first 408 new buses,bought during 2004/5/6. © Pedro Macedo 
MERCEDES TRAVEGO_EVA Transportes Leaving Lisbon to the south; Portugal, july 2007 © jose luis covita
MAN ENIGMA_ Barraqueiro Mora, South of Portugal, July 2007 © jose luis covita 
AEC Monocoach, UTIC body AUTO TRANSPORTES DO FUND�O, Fund�o, Portugal 1991 © jose luis covita 
RODOVIARIA NACIONAL CEP 7,n�7087, LEYLAND UTIC Leiria, Portugal, 1990 © jose luis covita 
MAN body Marco Polo- TRANSPORTES SUL DO TEJO ALMADA,december 2008 © jose luis covita 
MAN, from Transportes Sul do Tejo Vila Franca de Xira, 2008 © jose luis covita 
MAN From Transportes Sul do Tejo S.Martinho do Porto, 2008 © jose luis covita
MAN, body Caetano Transportes Sul do Tejo n�942, 2007 © jose luis covita
6958 UU Volvo B10R/Camo open-top tour bus of Carris seen in Lisbon ©Alan J Piatt 
Carris 255 Seen at Showbus in 2005 this 1954 AEC Regent lll/Weymann is now a UK resident. ©Alan J Piatt 
9208 SN fleet no 762 Mercedes-Benz shuttle bus in Cascais ©Alan J Piatt 
9196 SN, fleet no. 763 Mercedes-Benz shuttle bus seen in Cascais ©Alan J Piatt 
STCP reintroduced double deckers in 2011, with these MAN Lions City buses. 2959 (71-LG-13) is seen here in August 2012 at Castelo Do Queijo, Porto . © Ian Charlton 
The last of the earlier generation of double deckers delivered to STCP were 30 33ft long Leyland Atlanteans with Salvador Caetano bodies, new in 1966-1967. This is 288 (MO-82-24)on 24 July 1977, in the then new orange livery. Porto. © Ian Charlton
EVA 9142 Setra S315UL passes through the old town Albufeira on its journey to Guia 16 10 2017. © Kevin Gannon 
EVA9136 Mercedes 0405N leaves Loule after dropping of in passengers for the Saturday market 14 10 2017. © Kevin Gannon 
EVA 9344 a MAN Irmaos working the town Orange line in Albufeira October 2017 © Kevin Gannon 
EVA 9555 a Setra S315H on a wet day in Largos 18 10 17 © Kevin Gannon 
ONDA Largos 35 a rare in Portugal BMC Probus seen in Largos 18 10 17 © Kevin Gannon
Sightseeing Algarve is operated by Douro Acima Transport using MAN Waggon Union open top buses, 45LP36 seen here at the Statue of St Vicente in Albufeira 17 10 17 ©K Gannon
EVA 9580 a Setra S315H parked haphazardly awaiting passenger in Lagoa bus station 18 10 17 ©K Gannon
Albufeira’s town services are usually operated by full size buses but occasionally Mercedes Irmaos mini buses are substituted such as 9301 seen here on the green route on 17 10 17. ©K Gannon.
Albufeira town services are operated by EVA normally using two batches of MAN Irmaos, this is one of the earlier models 9338 seen on the Red route in the Old Town.14 10 17 ©K Gannon
EVA 9564 is a MAN Lion Reggio parked up at Lagoa bus station in the rain awaiting its next call of duty. 18 10 17 ©K Gannon
Faro Airports airside transportation is not the newest in the world as shown by this ageing Mercedes 0305 on 20 10 17 ©K Gannon.
A little newer is this Mercedes 0405 also seen on 20 10 17 at Faro Airport. ©K Gannon.
Frota Azul 80HC23 a Volvo B9R Irizar is in Loule collecting its passengers after a trip to the Saturday market 14 10 17 ©K Gannon.
In Albufeira Old Town on 14 10 17 is Frota Azul 32 75TL a Volvo Sunsundegui on a Hotel- Airport shuttle .©K Gannon.
A wet day in Lagos sees Fota Azul 54MH32 a Setra S315H nearing the end of its journey from its home town of Portimao 18 11 17 ©K Gannon.
ONDA is the operator of Lagos’ town services most of which are operated by these Mercedes Atomics 18 10 17 ©K Gannon
At the furthest point west in Europe is Transol of Portimao 43 a Renault Iliade on 18 10 17 ©K Gannon.
Entering old town Albufeira on its way to Guia is EVA 9142 a Setra S315UL 16 10 17©K Gannon
On Albufeira red town service at the statue of St Vincent is EVA 9338 one of the older MAN Irmaos used on these routes.14 10 17 ©K Gannon
Lagos in a heavy rain shower as EVA 9522 a MB 0407 arrives from Sagres 18 10 17 ©K Gannon
Albufeira town centre is the location for EVA 9850 a MB Tourismo returning from a local excursion 17 10 17 ©K Gannon
EVA 9930 a Scania K124 Irizar is dropping of passengers for Loulé Saturday market 14 10 17 ©K Gannon.
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