Rail replacement - Portugal.
Another fabulous AEC from the Joao Carlos Soares fleet from Guimaraes in Northern Portugal. MO-91-85 is seen here departing it's home town for the nearby one of Fafe. For some reason, the Portuguese 'Iberian gauge' (broad gauge) rail network never reached the important centre of Guimaraes, rather it was served by the meter gauge suburban lines out of Oporto. The railway once progressed beyond here to Fafe, but several years ago, this section was closed and lifted leaving the passenger traffic to buses. More recently, the entire meter gauge network has been re-gauged bringing broad gauge trains here. Still, for the purposes of this picture, the owners pride is well displayed on this machine even down to the characteristic 'white walls'. I think that the bodywork is by I Mota, and is an early 'Atomic' design.
Rail replacement - Portugal.
Another fabulous AEC from the Joao Carlos Soares fleet from Guimaraes in Northern Portugal. MO-91-85 is seen here departing it's home town for the nearby one of Fafe. For some reason, the Portuguese 'Iberian gauge' (broad gauge) rail network never reached the important centre of Guimaraes, rather it was served by the meter gauge suburban lines out of Oporto. The railway once progressed beyond here to Fafe, but several years ago, this section was closed and lifted leaving the passenger traffic to buses. More recently, the entire meter gauge network has been re-gauged bringing broad gauge trains here. Still, for the purposes of this picture, the owners pride is well displayed on this machine even down to the characteristic 'white walls'. I think that the bodywork is by I Mota, and is an early 'Atomic' design.