Trolleybuses were first introduced in Portugal by SMC in Coimbra in
February 1947 and used Saurer, Sunbeam and BUT single-deckers that
were all in service by 1954. Further deliveries from the UK
consisted of ten BUTs and six Sunbeams. The fleet was largely
rebodied, but in 1984 another twenty Efacec-Caetano thirty-seven
seater trolleybuses began to be delivered. The second Portuguese
trolleybus operator was SMB in Braga, which opened in May 1964, and
the final trolleybus system to open in Portugal was Oporto. This
was opened by STCP with twenty single-deckers in 959, augmented by
a further six BUTs four years later. With a fleet renewal including
fifty Lancia double-deckers, at its largest, the Oporto trolleybus
fleet reached a total of 126 vehicles. With a wealth of previously
unpublished photographs, David Harvey tells the story of Portugal's
trolleybuses.
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