Solvay 59

Solvay 59, registration NY3001F, was built in 1929 at Villeneuve la Garenne and fitted with a 25 hp Deutz engine.  The information on this page is obtained from Vagus-Vagrant.fr unless otherwise indicated.

Solvay 59 was purchased by Sablières Modernes located in La Rochette (77) (near Melun), it became a barge under the name Eure. It was sighted in 1986 but ended up being scrapped a few years later.

Here she is in Pagny-sur-Saulx on the Marne-Rhine canal:

This one is undated and has no location other than it must be a river lock:

This postcard is from Isbergues on the canal à la Bassée:

Decorated Solvay 59 with Solvay 101:

This is her after being upgraded to a 50 hp Deutz:

Postcard from Maron on the canal des Vosges:

With Solvay 57 at Sedan:

With Solvay 71 and 85 in Strasbourg: