In 1904-1906 A Constructora delivered 24 cars with six windows on both sides and seats for 22 on 2 longitudinal benches of 5.22 m. The trucks came from Brill, the motors and controllers from Siemens. These were the last “Risca ao Meio” type cars. They were numbered 43-54, 57-66 and 68-69. Car no.46 was in 1907 reconstructed into a 7-window car and got the number 201.
After arrival of larger types of trams their status diminished. In later years they were mainly used on less important routes like 11 and 16(1st). A number probably perished in the Boavista depot fire of 1928. Others were scrapped to supply parts for new cars.
In February 1940 there were still nine in the fleet. A total of seven survived into STCP days and were numbered 105-111. No.107 was modernised in the 1950’s getting extended platforms and retractable steps. This tram was withdrawn in 1967 and became museum tram no.163. The body of no.111 replaced in 1964 the old body of grinder tramcar no.48. The other five were withdrawn in 1959.
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