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- Chemins
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2: Stations & Publicity
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- This page is one of a
series devoted to postcards and photographs of the Chemins de
Fer de Provence (CP), which now runs between Nice and Digne.
This page shows photos and postcards of CP stations, plus timetables
and other CR publicity. CP-
Page 1A and CP- Page 1B cover the rolling stock. CP- Page 3 shows larger images of timetables.
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- The Compagnie des Chemins
de fer du Sud de la France (SF), built lines Nice-Digne and Nice-Draguignan-Meyrargues,
before becoming in 1925, more modestly, the Compagnie des Chemins
de Fer de Provence (CP). The Gare du Sud was the Nice terminus
for these lines.
- Work on the Gare du Sud
began in 1890 and finished in 1892 by Prosper Bobin for the Compagnie
des Chemins de fer du Sud de la France. The station front is
rather monumental and impressive with a high front, with two
pavilions to the side. A tall trainshed covered the tracks that
went to Grasse and Puget-Théniers. Lines to Digne and
Annot opened in 1911. The rooftop was the pavillion of Russia
and Austria-Hungary of the 1889 Exposition Universelle in Paris.
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- After World War II, the
line to Meyrargues closed and almost took the entire network
with it. The Chemins de Fer de Provence closed the Gare du Sud
in December 1991 and moved its terminating services to Nice CP.
Ownership of the station building was transferred from l'Etat
Français to Nice Municipality. Amidst public outcry, the
station was almost dismantled but public demonstrations saved
it. Work has finally started on the site, although it appears
that only the facade will be retained in the new civic complex,
containing the town hall, library etc.
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- Sections on this Page:-
- Preserved
Steam
- Publicity
- Publicity
- Postcards
- Publicity
- Timetables
- Stations
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- List of Stations:-
- Annot
- Colomars
- La Manda
- Digne
(CP)
- Digne
(SNCF)
- Draguignan
(CP)
- Entrevaux
- Gambetta
- La
Madeleine
- Lingostière
- Nice
- CP
- Nice
(Gare du Sud)
- Plan-du-Var
- Saint-Martin-sur-Var
- Thorame-Haute
- Touêt-sur-Var
- Villars-du-Var
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- Sections on Page 1A:-
- Autorails
- Billard
- Autorails
- Brissonneau-et-Lotz
- Autorails
- CFD : X-301-X-304
- Autorails
- CFD: X-305 to X-306
- Autorails
- Renault Class ABH1
- Autorails
- Renault Class ABH5
- Autorails
- Soulé-Garnéro Twin-car Set
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- Sections on Page 1B:-
- Autorails
- Trailers
- Diesel
Locomotives - Brissonneau and Lotz
- Diesel
Locomotive - Henschel
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- Sections on Page 3:-
- Nice-Digne
Timetable - 2005
- Regional
Timetable - 2005
- Urban
Timetable - 2005
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- Associated Pages:-
- CP Page 1A - Rolling Stock - Autorails
- CP Page 1B - Rolling Stock - Diesel
Locos & Trailers
- CP Page
2 - Chemins
de Fer de Provence Stations & Publicity - this page!
- CP Page
3 - larger
images of timetables
- Chemin de
Fer de la Corse
- Corsican Narrow gauge (CFC)
- Nice - Nice Header Page
- Nice
Photo Diary
- February 2009 - Trams, CP and ferries
- Nice
Trams - Page 1
- Route T1
- Nice
Trams - Page 2
- The Trams
- Simplon Postcards Home Page
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- References:-
- Le Siecle du
Train des Pignes
- Jose Banaudo - Les Editions du Cabri 1992 (Histoires des Chemins
de fer de Provence -1))
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- Preserved Steam
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- Steam trains are run during
the summer between Annot and Puget-Théniers, as the Train
des Pignes.
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- Postcard
at Puget-Théniers.
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- CP Publicity
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- Postcards
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- The
four official CP postcards below were available in 2005.
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cards carried no serial numbers.
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- This
postcard also enclosed a short 5-minute DVD showing a trip along
the line from Nice to Digne.
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DVD face carried the same picture.
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- Timetables
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- 2005
CP timetable for the through services from Nice to Digne.
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on the timetable to see a larger image.
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- 2005
CP timetable for the urban services from Nice.
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on the timetable to see a larger image.
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- 2005
CP Information leaflet on the urban services from Nice.
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two stations have been blacked out.
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- 2005
CP Information leaflet, with timetable of through trains to Digne.
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- Enlarged
image of the timetable from the brochure above.
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- 2005
CP Information leaflet on the winter skiing services.
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- 2005
Regional Timetable showing CP urban services from Nice.
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on the timetable to see a larger image.
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- CP Stations
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- The
stations are shown in order from Nice to Digne
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- Nice - Gare du Sud
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- The Gare du Sud de Nice
has been deteriorating in condition since it was closed in 1991,
when the tracks cut back to a new adjacent terminus. Recent plans
for the protected building involved its use as a facade for a
new town hall. Following protests this decision is being reconsidered,
with uses for the complete building being reviewed. In February
2005, work was under way to protect the existing structure, whilst
the French Ministry deliberate. A radical proposal had been submitted
by local architect Mario Basso for use as a gallery, exhibition
centre. It would also serve as a walkway from the new Nice Tramway,
which passes the front of the old station, to the current station.
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- Photos:
© Ian Boyle, August 2000.
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- Work
started to preserve the remaining structure of the Gare du Sud.
- Photo:
© Ian Boyle, 22nd February 2005.
- Click to open larger
image in new window
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- Gare
du Sud
- Photo:
© Ian Boyle, 22nd February 2005.
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- Gare
du Sud
- Photo:
© Ian Boyle, 13th February 2007
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- Gare
du Sud
- Photo:
© Ian Boyle, 14th February 2008
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- Gare
du Sud
- Photo:
© Ian Boyle, 14th February 2008
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- Dismantling
under way of the train shed at the Gare du Sud
- Photo:
© Ian Boyle, 14th February 2008
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- The
train shed has now been removed from the Gare du Sud
- Photo:
© Ian Boyle, 17th February 2009
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- Nice - CP
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- The new Nice-CP station
was opened in 1991 when tracks were cut back a few hundred metres
from the original Gare-du-Sud. There is a small shed at the platform
end.
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- ZZ-22
(ex-ZZ-2) at Nice in August 2000.
- Photo:
© Ian Boyle
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- CFD
autorail X-304 at Nice in August 2000.
- Photo:
© Ian Boyle
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- CFD
autorail X-306 at Nice in August 2000.
- Photo:
© Ian Boyle
