Showing posts with label m.s. Volksdorf. Show all posts
Showing posts with label m.s. Volksdorf. Show all posts

Monday, April 14, 2008

MARVILA in original livery as VOLKSDORF


The beautiful passenger ship VOLKSDORF photographed in Hamburg. Built in 1956 for HADAG of Hamburg, the VOLKSDORF was one of five German ferries sold by HADAG to TRANSTEJO in 1977, when she became the MARVILA.
Under this name she is still operating on the river Tagus between Belém, Porto Brandão and Trafaria, and she looks great under TRANSTEJO colours...
We have a special blog on the MARVILA / VOLKSDORF HERE...
Photograph copyright Jan Mordhorst, kindly sent by Cai Ronnau.
Text copyright L.M.Correia. For other posts and images, check our archive at the right column of the main page. Click on the photos to see them enlarged. Thanks for your visit and comments. Luís Miguel Correia

Tuesday, August 08, 2006

Ex-HADAG ferries still going strong in Lisbon


When in 1977 the HADAG ferry VOLKSDORF moved from the river Elbe to the Tagus, she became the MARVILA and has sailed back and forth over the river banks ever since. By now she is one of four ex-German ferries still in service in Lisbon.
Her former running mates PORTO BRANDÃO, VOUGA and CASTELO are no longer in service, but the MOURARIA, S. PAULUS and TRAFARIA PRAIA are still active showing her clear strong German lines to its best.
The MARVILA ex-VOLKSDORF is employed on the Belém to Porto Brandão and Trafaria ferry service and despite her 50 years - she built in Hamburg in 1956, she is still going strong...

Copyright photos and text by Luís Miguel Correia - 2006

Monday, August 07, 2006

O ALEMÃO DA TRAFARIA


Chama-se MARVILA desde que trocou Hamburgo por Lisboa em 1977. É um dos quatro sobreviventes do grupo de cacilheiros alemães comprados pela Transtejo à companhia alemã HADAG, para serviço no Tejo.
Inicialmentou foram comprados além do MARVILA, o PORTO BRANDÃO, o MOURARIA e o VOUGA, e com este grupo veio também o CASTELO, que foi oferecido. Em 1996 adquiriram-se mais duas unidades, o S. PAULUS e o TRAFARIA PRAIA.
O MARVILA ex-VOLKSDORF faz habitualmente a carreira de Belém para o Porto Brandão e a Trafaria e apesar dos seus 50 anos - foi construído em 1956, é um ferry sólido e confortável, particularmente adequado à linha da Trafaria, na qual às vezes se regista alguma ondulação, com que os mais modernos mas menos robustos CACILHENSES não sabem lidar tão bem.

Texto e fotos de Luís Miguel Correia - 2006