Solvay 94

Solvay 94 bore the registration NY3017F. The information on this page is obtained from Vagus-Vagrant.fr unless otherwise indicated.

Solvay put her up for sale in 1982 following Raymond Parent's transfer to the Solvay 77. It was purchased by Mr. Serge Taillemite, a barge operator on the "Frégate". He named it "Regate" and formed a push convoy by coupling it to the "Frégate". In 2013, both the "Frégate" and the "Regate" were for sale. Around 2019, it reappeared under the name "La Belle Equipe" and converted into a houseboat. In August 2025, it was moored in Saint-Mammès (77). 

Solvay 94 loading bulk soda ash in Dombasle:

On the Meuse in 1970:

Going into a tunnel in the late 1970s:

Here she is in Dombasle, the closest of the three Solvays:

Also in Dombasle, moored with Solvay 71:

Another one from Dombasle, this time moored with Solvays 97, 57 and 110:

At lock 26 in Toul:

Solvay 94 on the covered slipway, at Dombasle; the rudder and the reduction gear have been removed, it was undergoing a general overhaul, which normally took place every five years:

Regate still being used commercially:

 

On July 9 2010 in Saint Germain Laval:

 

This photo is from 2010:

These photos are from 2009 at Champagne-sur-Seine:

Regate having some welding done:

Two photos of when Regate was for sale:

After being sold again she was renamed La Belle Epoque:

Photo from October 1, 2020, Rousseau shipyard in Veneux les Sablons) posted on Voies navigables du Nord-Est:

The sales particulars from Voies navigables du Nord-Est: