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This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the SNCF ship Chartres of 1974.

 

Chartres was delivered from Dubigeon-Normandie SA in 1974, and initially used as a freight ferry between Dover and Dunkerque. During the summer she ran as a car and passenger ferry between Dover to Calais or Boulogne, returning to the Dover-Dunkerque freight route during the winter. She covered for regular ship overhauls on the Newhaven-Dieppe route twice in 1975/76. In May 1982 Chartres moved to the Newhaven route, with occasional winter stints back at Dunkerque. In 1990, Chartres returned to eastern channel services from Dover/Folkstone to Calais/Boulogne, with new ALA (Angleterre-Lorraine-Alsace) colours.

 

Chartres was sold to Agapitos Lines in 1993 as Express Santorini. In 1999 she was sold to Minoan Flying Dolphins, for Hellas Ferries, later rebranded Hellenic Seaways, all the while retaining the name Express Santorini.

 

 

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Chartres - SNCF: Eastern Channel - 1974-1982

Chartres - SNCF: Newhaven-Dieppe - 1982-1990

Chartres - ALA: Eastern Channel - 1990-1993

Express Santorini - Agapitos: 1993-1999

Express Santorini - Hellas Ferries: 1999-2005

Express Santorini - Hellenic Seaways: 2005-

 

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Chartres

(SNCF: 1974-1982 - Eastern Channel)

 

 

Official SNCF postcard of Chartres.

Purchased on board Newhaven-Dieppe, 2nd June 1982, only two days after moving to this route.

Publisher: Editions Greff, Paris.

 

Postcard of Chartres at Boulogne.

Publisher: Editions Mage - 46223-64.

 

 

 

Postcard of Chartres at Calais.

Publisher: Editions Estel - 1679R.

 

Postcard of Chartres at Calais.

Publisher: Editions Estel - 1679R.

Enlarged image from the card above.

 

 

 

Postcard of Chartres at Boulogne.

Publisher: Artaud - R 150.

 

Postcard of Chartres at Calais.

Publisher: Artaud - XR158.

 

Postcard of Chartres at Calais.

Publisher: Artaud - XR 159.

 

A.Duncan photographic postcard of Chartres.

 

 

 

 

 

Chartres

(SNCF: 1982-1990 - Newhaven-Dieppe)

 

 

Postcard of Chartres at Dieppe, still in early colour scheme.

Publisher: Yvon - 10 76 0243.

 

Postcard of Chartres at Newhaven, still in early colour scheme.

Publisher: Judges - C7026.

 

Postcard of Chartres at Dieppe, in Sealink Dieppe Ferries colour scheme.

Publisher: Dubray - 109/76.

 

Simplon Postcards issue sp1018 of Chartres at Newhaven.

Photo: P.W.James, 1988.

 

 

 

Postcard of Chartres at Dieppe.

Publisher: Estel - A1833 R.

 

Postcard of Chartres at Dieppe.

Publisher: Estel - A1833 R.

Enlarged image from the card above.

 

 

 

Postcard of Chartres at Dieppe.

Publisher: Dubray - 649/76.

 

 

 

Postcard of Chartres and Versailles at Dieppe.

Publisher: Dubray - C130/76.

 

Postcard of Chartres and Versailles at Dieppe.

Publisher: Dubray - C130/76.

Enlarged image from the card above.

 

 

 

 

 

Chartres

(ALA: 1990-1993 - Eastern Channel)

 

Postcard of Chartres at in ALA colours.

Publisher: Ferry Publications - 02063.

Photo: © Fotoflite.

 

Postcard of Chartres at in ALA colours.

Publisher: Chantry Classics - CC/S94.

Photo: © Mike Louagie.

 

 

 

 

 

Express Santorini

(Agapitos: 1993-1999)

 

Photo: © Fleet File Rotterdam.

Scan: Fakta om Fartyg.

 

Photo: © Per Jensen.

Scan: Fakta om Fartyg.

 

 

 

 

 

Express Santorini

(Minoan Flying Dolphin: 1999-2005)

 

Photo: © Jan Vinther Christensen.

Scan: Fakta om Fartyg.

 

Scan: Fakta om Fartyg.

 

Photo: © Ilias Grigoratos.

Scan: Fakta om Fartyg.

 

 

 

 

 

Express Santorini

(Hellenic Seaways: 2005- )

 

Superb photograph of Express Santorini at speed.

Photo: © C.Chatzaras, 2005.

 

Superb photograph of Express Santorini, looking very smart in Hellenic Seaways colours.

Photo: © C.Chatzaras, 2005.

 

Photo: © George Giannakis.

Scan: Fakta om Fartyg.

 

Photo: © Philippe Brebant, 14th May 2006.

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