Cacilheiros

Muitas vezes o rio Tejo só não se encontra deserto de navios devido aos incansáveis Cacilheiros, como estes que fotografámos na tarde de 12 de Março de Cacilhas: os navios de passageiros da clsse CACILHENSE MADRAGOA e CAMPOLIDE e o ferry ALENTEJENSE, este datando de 1958 é um dos actuais veteranos do Tejo, o que só lhe acrescenta encantos... 

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ALENTEJENSE em Cacilhas

The old Portuguese passenger car ferry ALENTEJENSE photographed on 5 July 2010 alongside Cacilhas pier close to the lighthouse.

Now one of the oldest ferries still in service in Lisbon, she is due for replacement when the new sisters LISBONENSE and ALMADENSE are delivered later this year. All have traditional "ense" names from the old Parceria dos Vapores Lisbonenses.

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CLASSIC BEAUTIES FROM THE FIFTIES

Two classic beauties from the 1950s photographed in the river Tagus, Lisbon on 2 November 2008: the Transtejo passenger car ferry ALENTEJENSE, built at Viana do Castelo in 1957 and still trading although slightly rebuilt, and the 1955 built / 1975 rebuilt OCEAN MONARCH alongside the Alcantara cruise terminal.
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