July 2, 2022. Iveco Bus and TST – Transportes Sul do Tejo S.A. have recently concluded an important contract for a fleet of 290 Crossway buses and Daily minibuses, including various versions which meet the specifications and the needs of the lines that TST will operate from July 1, 2022, the start-up date of the Carris Metropolitana public road transport service in the Portuguese councils of Almada, Seixal and Sesimbra, for a 7-years long period.
The 290 vehicles included in this important contract are divided into 194 units of Crossway LE 12m City Euro VI-E version, 25 units of Crossway Low Entry Line 12m Euro VI-E version and 17 units Crossway Low Entry 12M City CNG version, which are complemented by 54 Daily 7.2 minibuses (chassis Iveco 70C21 A8 CCP – Euro VI-E).
“TST – Transportes Sul do Tejo S.A., has won a contract to operate, for a period of seven years, the public road passenger transport service in the AML Area Nr3 (Almada, Seixal and Sesimbra), with links to other AML councils, namely Setúbal, Barreiro, Moita and Lisbon. To this end, TST will operate with a total fleet of 339 vehicles, of which 290 are new. These units, acquired from Iveco Bus, have been delivered since the beginning of this year. Today is officially made the reception of these vehicles, in BlueBiz premises, and will all be soon at the service of the passengers in the municipalities where we will operate”, says Paulo Pires, Managing Director of Arriva in Portugal and Chairman of the Board of Directors of TST.
The various versions of vehicles purchased meets the specifications and the needs of the lines that TST will operate, in a set of standard, minibus, lowered floor, class II, diesel and CNG vehicles, offering the most advanced technology, all painted in yellow, with the brand “Carris Metropolitana”, equipped with mobile phone charging points, WiFi on board as well as information system for the passengers and fully adapted to the transport of people with reduced mobility.
