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Covid19 norms to be followed in ARCA’s meetings
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Excursions & Visits
Visit to Aston Manor & Wythall museums (Birmingham, UK)
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Stay at home
Recently ARCA cancelled all activities and kept the door closed until further notice due to the coronavirus-pandemic. It is necessary to remind you that the confinement we suffer has the purpose of reducing the level of infections and as a consequence the isolation of the virus, which leads to saving Read more…
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Demonstration against the ZBE (low emissions area) and the new emission tax
ARCA participated in the demonstration against the ZBE of 02/02/2020 in the Passeig de Gràcia. The organizers, a small affected platform that already managed to gather about 500 vehicles in a previous protest this time reached 3,500. The owners of old vehicles protested the establishment of the ZBE in Barcelona Read more…
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Excursion with TUS 4 and Christmas dinner
As every year for Christmas, we make an excursion and a fellowship dinner. This year we were able to enjoy a Pegaso 6038 that we often had seen from outside during the Rallies. This time we had the opportunity to act as passengers inside. This is preserved Sabadell’s TUS, which Read more…
Tuisa
Fixing the Tuisa’s water leak (2)
Tuisa’s water pump was removed because of a leak. The seal was replaced but the piping around it broke apart as we removed it. We had to set up an identical pipe structure with commercial parts easily found in stores. However, as we put it into place and started the Read more…
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Recreation of TMB bus routes 10 & 45
Past 23rd November we recreated two disappeared TMB routes together with ACEMA. ARCA brought José Burgos’ Pegaso 6420 ex-SMAUB 77 and ACEMA a Pegaso 6420 TMB nº 5139, preserved by Fundació TMB. Here are some pictures of the event. More photos in facebook ARCA
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Classic Car Meeting at Tiana (Barcelona)
Mr. José Burgos’ Pegaso 6038 went today to the Classic Car Meeting at Tiana (Barcelona). Visitors were invited to take a tour in the bus, and the proposal was so successful that the two scheduled tours were extended to five! Here you are some photos of the event:
Monotral 3055
Monotral’s air leak (1)
During the last event we had to stop running the Monotral because of an air leak emptying the air tanks. Today we proceeded to find the leak by turning on the engine and making air until the valve triggered. Then we stopped the engine and listened to the air leaks. Read more…
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Spare parts donation
Our friends from the north, Rafa and Santiago, made a donation of spare parts for our buses. Thank you very much!