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Motorcycle helmets used by the personnel in charge of monitoring the 30,000 V cable that connected Moscavide to the Santos Substation, at the time of its placement - 1957.
On display in the first part of the Museum at the uniform’s section where you can find, in addition to the employees' garments, also accessories and objects related to the service.
Perforating machine of the brand “Hampson Bettridge”, with pedal, from 1952. Object used in Carris’s Typography, created in 1878, with the purpose of printing tickets that, thus, should not only be more economical, but also allow a more effective combat to the counterfeiting of transport tickets.
At the end of the 1st year of activity, the workshop had a press and a guillotine, manuals, and a perforating machine. This workshop was closed in December 2003. The original stamps and fonts were manufactured at the Casa da Moeda workshops.
Machine destined to convert alternative current in continuous current.
‘The Street Railway System of Lisbon’
The Power Station building will be made with iron and brick, with dimensions of 128 x 180 feet (... ).
The engine rooms and boiler rooms have high and airy ceilings. The structure of the building is made entirely of iron and its conception and execution is the responsibility of a local firm. A 15-ton mobile crane will be installed in the engine room.
The battery, the dynamos, condensers and boilers will be installed in the basement of the station.
