Montreux
Page 3: Pre-2004 Photographs
Compagnie Générale de Navigation sur le lac Léman (CGN)
This page is one of a series devoted to postcards and photographs of the
Compagnie Générale de Navigation sur le lac Léman (CGN) steamer
Montreux
. This page shows photographs of the
Montreux
taken before 2004. Other
Montreux
pages
are listed below
. There is a table of all CGN individual ship histories on the
CGN Header Page
.
Montreux
are was built in 1904 by Sulzer Brothers of Winterthur. She is 60 metres long and was fitted with a 2-cylinder compound engine of 1000hp, built by Sulzer. In 1962 she was fitted with an 8-cylinder diesel-electric installation of 1100hp, following boiler problems from 1958. She returned to service with a small white motorship funnel. In the winter of 1978-79,
Montreux
received major hull and superstructure repairs. In 1986, she reverted to a more traditional funnel, although it remained white. The diesel engine and generator equipment received a major service in 1989. In 2001
Montreux
received a new 2-cylinder simple engine, and her accommodation was substantially rebuilt, incorporating the dining saloon panelling of the
Valais
, which had acted as a restaurant ship at Geneva since 1966 (
Valais
was then scrapped in 2003). The rebuilt accommodation is to a luxurious standard, and
Montreux
initially ran fairly limited "gastronomic cruises" in association with the Beau-Rivage Palace Hotel in Ouchy. However, the unavailability of two major units of the fleet in 2004 (
Savoie
being rebuilt, and
Simplon (3)
receiving repairs following her boiler explosion), required that
Montreux
also took the afternoon Tour du Haut-Lac in the peak season, which leaves Ouchy at 14:15hrs for Evian, St Gingolph, Montreux and Vevey, returning to Ouchy at 18:10hrs. This is preceded by a lunch cruise to Evian between 12:30hrs and 13:55hrs. In the evenings she operates an evening dinner cruise to Yvoire via Morges and Rolle at 18:35hrs, returning at 22:07hrs. Additional staff and food are brought from the Beau-Rivage Palace Hotel, which is of a very high standard, albeit pretty expensive at 68CHF for the buffet, and 90CHF for the complete meal (the cruise costing another 37CHF). The evening sailings were all well patronised during my visit in July/August 2004. Her itinerary had previously been carried out for many years by the amazing
La Suisse (2)
, the only operational 70 metre Swiss paddle steamer in 2004.
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Montreux - Page 4
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Montreux - Page 5
- 2005 Photographs
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Montreux
1985 Photographs
Montreux
arriving at Ouchy.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1985.
Montreux
arriving at Ouchy.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1985.
Montreux
arriving at Ouchy.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1985.
Montreux
arriving at Ouchy.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1985.
Montreux
leaving at Ouchy.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1985.
Montreux
leaving at Ouchy.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1985.
Montreux
arriving at Chillon.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1985.
Montreux
at Chillon.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1985.
Montreux
leaving Chillon.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1985.
Montreux
leaving Chillon.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1985.
Montreux
at Geneva.
Photo: © Margaret Boyle, 1985.
1986 Photographs
Over the winter of 1985/86,
Montreux
was given a more traditional funnel, although still painted white to show that she was a diesel. The other 60 metre diesel paddlers
Vevey
and
Italie
received similar "steamer" funnels over the next two winters.
Montreux's
funnel was repainted "steamer" yellow in 1989.
Montreux
arriving at Vevey.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 23rd July 1986.
Montreux
arriving at Vevey.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 23rd July 1986.
Montreux
leaving Vevey.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 23rd July 1986.
Montreux
at her overnight berth at Geneva.
On alternate nights she berthed in the CGN yard at Ouchy.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 24th July 1986.
Montreux
at her overnight berth at Geneva.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 24th July 1986.
Montreux
arriving at Yvoire.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 24th July 1986.
Montreux
arriving at Yvoire.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 24th July 1986.
Montreux
at Yvoire.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 24th July 1986.
Montreux
arriving at Le Bouveret.
We travelled back on her to Vevey.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 25th July 1986.
Montreux
leaving Vevey.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 25th July 1986.
1988 Photographs
Montreux
arriving at Lausanne-Ouchy.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1988.
Montreux
leaving Lausanne-Ouchy.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1988.
Montreux
reversing out of the CGN yard at Ouchy, prior to the day's services.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1988.
Montreux
reversing out of the CGN yard at Lausanne-Ouchy, prior to the day's services.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1988.
Montreux
reversing out of the CGN yard at Ouchy.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1988.
Montreux
reversing out of the CGN yard at Ouchy.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1988.
Montreux
reversing out of the CGN yard at Ouchy, prior to the day's services.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1988.
Montreux
reversing out of the CGN yard at Ouchy, passing
Savoie
at her overnight berth.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1988.
Montreux
arriving at Ouchy, prior to the day's services.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1988.
Montreux
at Ouchy.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1988.
Montreux
reversing out of Ouchy.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1988.
Photograph of
Montreux
.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1988.
Montreux
returning to the CGN yard at Ouchy, after the day's services.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1988.
Montreux
returning to the CGN yard at Ouchy, after the day's services.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1988.
Montreux
returning to the CGN yard at Ouchy, after the day's services.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1988.
Montreux
in the CGN yard at Ouchy.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1988.