Postcard: Porto railcar 247 on Rotunda da Boavista (1946-1949)

Stop: Rotunda da Boavista.
Archive: Henrik Boye.
Publisher: Museu do Carro Eléctrico.
Date: 1946 - 1949.
City: Porto (Portugal).

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Porto railcar 247, manufacturer United Electric Car Company, type Ingěs.

A4 - Electric car No. 247 "English" model built by the United Electric Car Company in Preston in 1909.
Photographed at the Boavista Roundabout 1946-1949

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