Lisbon Volvo B59 buses, elevadores & metro in 1991 part 3

This last video is dedicated to the indestructible Carris Volvo B59's. In daily use for over 25 years. They were beaten everyday, fully (over)loaded most of the time, driven roughly in heavy traffic, up and down very steep and narrow streets. 0:01 Carris 1023, Volvo B59 Caetano year 1975. 2:54 Carris 1044, Volvo B59 Caetano year 1975. 3:30 Elevadores. 5:33 The very rare Volvo B59 Double Decker bus from Cityrama. 6:08 Vimeca 106, Volvo B10R Camo year 1989. 6:20 Lisbon Metro.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• Lisboa
• Lisbon
• Volvo
• B59
• Carris
• Autocarros
• buses
• busser
• bus
• Camo
• Caetano
• Voith
• Elevadores
• Metro

[ClassicTVMan1981X]

I presume these B59s had rear-mounted powertrains, correct? Because that is the configuration. Volvo buses in the 1970s had three configurations:

B57 - front mounted powertrain

B58 - mid-mounted powertrain (this was most common; evolved into B10M and B12M)

B59 - rear-mounted powertrain (although produced for only 10 years, from 1970-80, the B10R did evolve out of this model nonetheless)

[KimB10M]

@ClassicTVMan1981X : Can't fool you ;) You forgot the B55 (RHD UK double decker), Front mounted powertrain. Then there was the B54 (short wheelbase chassis), also front mounted powertain. The B59 chassis was in production from 1971-1978, with the demochassis in 1970. Some chassis were bodied much later though.

[ClassicTVMan1981X]

@KimB10M

I wonder why the original B59 had a short run compared to the B58/B10M and the B10R, the latter of which eventually succeeded the B59?

[davidburnside69]

OMG, a VMC bus!!! And on top of that, it's a B10R! :D

[Sorefame83]

THANK YOU SO MUCH to put this videos on internet, to me it's great memories of my childhood

[autocarroamarelo]

The first 1:45 are just perfect to me!

I feel myself very lucky as i still had the oportunity to grow togheter with these B59 and ride them on a daily basis.... but i also feel very sad because now that i work with buses, they are all gone forever :(

Thank you,

[ClassicTVMan1981X]

@Racer106Hacker

The B57s also had the TD70 engines.

[Racer106Hacker]

@ClassicTVMan1981X

Yes, rear-mounted powertrains :)

[AllianceB95]

Fantastic! What a wonderfull busses!

[Racer106Hacker]

Once again it is great!

I didn't know that Volvo B59 Double decker XD

I love the part of the old Lisbon Metro!