In 1926 the workshops of the CCFP constructed two new bogie cars inspired by the car delivered by Brill in 1904.These cars were wider than the original and got extended platforms. They had the numbers 200 & 201. In 1928 six more cars were constructed. These were a few centimetres wider and longer and numbered 268-273.
When introduced these were mainly working on line 1. In 1929 they were also in service on the lines 2, 7 and 9. In the early 1930‘s their service was equally divided over the lines 1, 5 and 9, which shifted for the last 12 years of the CCFP to mainly line 9 with some services on line 1.
The STCP used the Brill-bogies mainly on the lines 1 and 9. With the renumbering done by the STCP 268-269 became 274-275 and 200-201 became 276-277. From 1950 these cars got 89 hp BTH-114 motors. They kept working on line 1 until the closure of that line in 1994. All eight cars survive although 273 has left Porto for Crich.
- length 270-275 11.56 m; 276 & 277 11.43 m
- width 270-275 2.43 m; 276 & 277 2.35 m
- weight 270-275 17400 kg; 276 & 277 17200 kg
- bogies Brill 39E built under license by BSI
- motors original 2 x 55 hp GE270, since 1947 2 x 89 hp BTH 114 DR
- controllers original GE B54E, later Siemens K7731-1. 270 and 277 have at one end a BTH OK 33B controller.
- seating 40 original, in the late 1950’s reduced to 32
| STCP | CCFP | In service | Withdrawn | Remark |
| 270 | 270 | 1928 | 2004 | |
| 271 | 271 | 1928 | 1995 | |
| 272 | 272 | 1928 | 1992 | |
| 273 | 273 | 1928 | 1995 | To Crich (UK) |
| 274 | 268 | 1928 | 1994 | Museum tram |
| 275 | 269 | 1928 | Available for special services | |
| 276 | 200 | 1926 | 1995 | |
| 277 | 201 | 1926 | 2009 | After 1995 special services only |
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