SWISS AND ITALIAN PADDLE STEAMERS breakdowns and accidents
photo:		photo: John Mulliner
MPV Vevey swept onto Geneva Mont-Blanc bridge Friday 12th April 2002	PS Stadt Luzern continued past the pier at Flüelen Monday 26th August 2002	PS Simplon after explosion in the funnel Monday 18th August 2003

Paddle steamer breakdowns/accidents

With ageing fleets, (several members of which are now well over 100 years old) it is inevitable there will be the occasional breakdown in service Details of all such occurances (which have been advised to me) are listed in date order (with 'links' to the 'timetable' 'paddle steamer' and 'news item' concerned) 2008 Lake Geneva - PS Montreux at Morges on Sunday 10th August Lake Luzern - PS Unterwalden at Luzern on Monday 14th July Lake Zurich - PS Stadt Rapperswil at Thalwil on Tuesday 8th July Lake Zurich - PS Stadt Rapperswil at Insel Ufenau on Thursday 12th June Lake Geneva - PS Simplon off-Rivaz/St-Saphorin on Monday 9th June 2007 Lake Geneva - PS Simplon at Geneva on Wednesday 31st October Lake Geneva - PS Simplon at Geneva on Tuesday 4th September Lake Geneva - PS Montreux at Ouchy on Sunday 26th August Lake Geneva - PS Simplon at Montreux and Lausanne on Sunday 8th July Lake Como - ex-PS mv Milano at Tremezzo on Thursday 5th July Lake Geneva - PS Rhône at Ouchy on Monday 25th June Lake Geneva - PS Rhône at Ouchy on Wednesday 30th May Lake Luzern - PS Unterwalden at Verkehrshaus-Lido on Sunday 27th May Lake Zurich - PS Stadt Rapperswil at Insel Ufenau on Sunday 29th April Lake Geneva - PS Simplon at Cully on Good Friday 6th April 2006 Lake Geneva - MPV Vevey at Evian-les-Bains on Sunday 31st December Lake Geneva - MPV Vevey at Ouchy on Sunday 24th December Lake Geneva - PS Rhône at Ouchy on Thursday 19th October Lake Zurich - PS Stadt Rapperswil off-Oberrieden on Saturday 15th July Lake Geneva - PS Savoie at Versoix on Tuesday 11th July Lake Geneva - PS Savoie at Geneva on Monday 10th July Lake Luzern - PS Stadt Luzern at Luzern on Wednesday 5th July Lake Zurich - PS Stadt Rapperswil at Thalwil on Sunday 18th June Lake Zurich - PS Stadt Rapperswil off-Zollikon on Thursday 15th June Lake Luzern - PS Unterwalden at Luzern on Sunday 28th May 2005 Lake Geneva - PS Montreux at Ouchy on Thursday 7th September Lake Zurich - PS Stadt Rapperswil at Zurich on Sunday 28th August Lake Como - PS Concordia at Argegno on Sunday 24th July Lake Geneva - PS Rhône at Clarens on Thursday 7th July Lake Geneva - MPV Italie at Le Bouveret on Sunday 26th June Lake Zurich - PS Stadt Rapperswil at Thalwil on Sunday 19th June Lake Como - PS Concordia at Varenna on Sunday 5th June Lake Geneva - MPV Italie at Le Bouveret on Saturday 4th June Lake Geneva - PS Rhône at Lausanne on Thursday 2nd June Lake Zurich - PS Stadt Zürich at Rapperswil on Sunday 22nd May Lake Geneva - PS Rhône at Vevey La Tour on Sunday 10th April 2004 Lake Luzern - PS Gallia at Vitznau on Friday 21st May Lake Geneva - MPV Italie at Lausanne on Saturday 24th April 2003 Lake Geneva - PS La Suisse at Ouchy dock on Friday 29th August Lake Geneva - PS Simplon at Geneva on Monday 18th August Lake Geneva - PS Montreux at Morges on Sunday 10th August Lake Thun - PS Blümlisalp at Oberhofen on Wednesday 6th August Lake Como - ex-ps mv Milano off-Urio on Sunday 27th July Lake Geneva - PS Savoie off-Nyon on Wednesday 2nd July There are conflicting reports which suggest (a) passengers alighted at Nyon and (b) it continued to St-Prex where passengers transferred to road transport to connect into PS Simplon at Lausanne - can you confirm or advise accordingly ? 2002 Lake Luzern - PS Stadt Luzern at Flüelen on Monday 26th August Lake Geneva - PS Rhône at Geneva on Sunday 18th August Lake Zurich - PS Stadt Rapperswil off-Uetikon on Wednesday 14th August Lake Geneva - PS Montreux off-Rolle on Thursday 11th July Lake Brienz - PS Lötschberg at Bönigen on Sunday 7th July Lake Geneva - MPV Vevey at Geneva on Friday 12th April Lake Geneva - PS Rhône at Lausanne on Sunday 7th April Lake Geneva - PS Rhône at Villeneuve on Sunday 31st March 2001 Lake Luzern - PS Uri at Kehrsiten-Bürgenstock on Wednesday 1st August Lake Thun - PS Blümlisalp at Beatushöhlen on Friday 20th July Lake Geneva - PS Savoie at Montreux on Wednesday 11th July Lake Geneva - PS La Suisse off-Morges on Monday 9th April * * *   Do you know at what time MPV Italie was taken off the Evian "ferry" service - for dispatch to Geneva also which motor vessel took over ? 2000 Lake Luzern - PS Schiller between Vitznau and Weggis on Thursday 20th July 1999 Lake Geneva - PS La Suisse off-St-Prix on Saturday 3rd July 1977 Lake Garda - PS G Zanardelli near Moderno during October 1977 1956 Lake Luzern - PS Unterwalden at Kehrsiten Dorf on Monday 13th February 1928 Lake Geneva - PS Rhône and PS Genève off-Pully on Sunday 13th May 1923 Lake Luzern - PS Unterwalden at Beckenried on Thursday 30th October Are YOU aware of any other other occasions ( or have further information on those shown above ) ?

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