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Builder -- Gebr, Sachsenberg AG Weight -- 415.0 tons Steam Power -- 1,300 hp Engine -- Sulzer (1929) # Length -- 63.5 Breadth -- 15.2m Passenger capacity -- 1,200 Major re-builds -- 1954 and 1990 # - replaced the original unsatisfactory 1928 Sachsenberg engine | ||
between Luzern and Flüelen daily throughout the season | ||
| 15th April 2023 | First outing of the Season Planned to operate her 'traditional' 1112 sailings 13-24 from Luzern to Flüelen and back on followed by an evening "Candlelight Dinner Cruise" on Saturday 15th April | |
| 18th December 2022 | Advent sailings Although she operated the usual selction of Advent Cruises, after her special Brunch Cruise sailing on Sunday 18th December, she retired early to dock leaving the Christmas and New Year special sailings in the hands of the motor vessels | |
| 16th October 2022 | Last timetabled sailings of the
season Operated her 'traditional' final sailings 13-24 (1112 from Luzern to Flüelen and return) on Sunday 16th October | |
| 1st August 2022 | Took part in the much reduced annual Swiss Natonal Day evening Parade to Brunnen on Monday 1st August which this year only included three paddle steamers | |
| 21st April 2022 | Operated the first of several evening Wine and Dine cruises on Saturday 21st May | |
| 15th April 2022 | First outing of the Season Operated her 'traditional' 1112 sailings 13-24 from Luzern to Flüelen and back on Good Friday - 15th April She then operated these same | |
| 16th October 2022 | XXXXXAdvent-Christmas-New Year XXXXXLast sailings of the
season Operated her 'traditional' final sailings 13-24 (1112 from Luzern to Flüelen and return) on Sunday 16th October | |
| 16th October 2022 | Last XXXXsailings of the
season Operated her 'traditional' final sailings 13-24 (1112 from Luzern to Flüelen and return) on Sunday 16th October | |
| 14th July 2021 | xxxxUPDATE - highwaterxxxxx The paddle steamer
broke down at Rütli
pier with "boiler problems" on Friday 14th May whuch caused causing a delay of appoximately
35 minuts before she her own way back to Luzern after which she retired to dock for
a week to undertake repairs She returned to service on Friday 21st May | |
| 14th May 2021 | The paddle steamer
broke down at Rütli
pier with "boiler problems" on Friday 14th May whuch caused causing a delay of appoximately
35 minuts before she her own way back to Luzern after which she retired to dock for
a week to undertake repairs She returned to service on Friday 21st May | |
| 1st May 2021 | First outing of the
season Following the postponement of the Welcome Back Parade on Saturday 1st May due to the further Coronavirus precautions.......... ..........she operated the main "Gotthard Express" sailings 13-24 instead - which she continued to do on most days throughout the season | |
| 2021 | The paddle steamer spent the
late-winter period moored outside the dock whilst her internal fittings
were installed | |
| 2019 and 2020 | The paddle steamer remained in the dry dock
undertaking a major re-build | |
| 22nd October 2018 | Last sailings of the
season Operated the traditional final sailings 13-24 (1112 from Luzern to Flüelen and return) on Sunday 21st October before being withdrawn from service for a major two-year re-build To cater for the large crowds wishing her "farewell" both sailings were unusually releived throught by her smaller sister | |
| 2nd July 2018 | The paddle steamer
remained in dock with "technical problems" on
Monday 2nd July also
Tuesday 3rd July
requiring her sisters to be juggled round to cover The same thing happened again on on Monday 16th July also Tuesday 17th July but this time her sailings were covered by mv Diamant She had initially been expected to be out of service for three days but quick repairs enabled her to sail as planned on the Wednesday | |
| 23rd June 2018 | Operated a special Fundraising Cruise calling at most of the proicipal piers including a short stop at the rarely used pier at Seedorf on Saturday 23rd June | |
| 5th May 2018 | "Friends of the SGV AGM She made a rare visit to Kussnächt-am-Rigi for the AGM along with her smaller sister PS Uri on Saturday 5th May | |
| 22th April 2018 | First public sailings
of the season Owing to the breakdown of both her sisters PS Uri and PS Unterwalden she was rapidly pressed into service to cover sailings 13-24 1112 Luzern to Flüelen and return on Sunday 22nd April In the circumstances she ended up being the only operational paddle steamer in service on the day - not the start to the season the SGV would have hoped for ! | |
| 10th April 2018 | First outing of the
season She was unusally chartered in the winter timetable on Tuesday 10th April Subsequently she became a static "Souvenir Bazar" for several days | |
| 22nd October 2017 | Last sailings of the
season Operated the traditional final sailings 13-24 (1112 from Luzern to Flüelen and return) on Sunday 22nd October | |
| 12th August 2017 | The paddle steamer
again remained in dock
with "further technical problems" on
Saturday 12th August This time her sailings were covered by PS Schiller | |
| 6th August 2017 | The paddle steamer
remained in dock
with "technical problems" on
Sunday 6th August Her sailings were covered by mv Europa | |
| 13th May 2017 | Evening Steamer Parade Took part in the special evening Parade by all five paddle steamers from Luzern on Saturday 13th May to mark the entry into service of the new mv "MS2017" | |
| 14th April 2017 | First sailings of the
season Operated sailings 13-24 1112 Luzern to Flüelen and return - now renamed the "Gotthard Panorama Express" - on Good Friday 14th April | |
| 23rd October 2016 | Last sailings of the
season Operated the traditional final Wilhelm Tell Express sailings 13-24 (1112 from Luzern to Flüelen and return) on Sunday 23rd October | |
| 30th April 2016 | First sailings of the
season Operated sailings 13-24 1112 Luzern to Flüelen and return on Saturday 30th April | |
| 18th October 2015 | Last sailings of the
season Operated the traditional final Wilhelm Tell Express sailings 13-24 (1112 from Luzern to Flüelen and return) on Sunday 18th October | |
| 28th June 2015 | The paddle steamer
broke down at Luzern
on Sunday
28th June with generator problems and her place on the Sunday
Wilhelm Tell Express sailings
13-24 was covered by
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| 3rd April 2015 | First sailings of the
season Opened the SGV 2015 season and operated sailings 13-24 1112 Luzern to Flüelen and return on Good Friday 3rd April | |
| 19th October 2014 | Last sailings of the
season Operated the traditional final Wilhelm Tell Express sailings 13-24 (1112 from Luzern to Flüelen and return) on Sunday 19th October | |
| 14th October 2014 | The paddle steamer
broke down early on
Tuesday 14th October
(reason as yet unknown) and
mv Waldstätter was summoned to cover the
Wilhelm Tell Express
sailings 13-24 from Luzern at 1112 She was quickly repaired to enable her to operate a charter sailing that evening | |
| 18th April 2014 | First sailings of the
season Opened the SGV 2014 season and operate sailings 13-24 1112 Luzern to Flüelen and return on Good Friday 18th April instead of her smaller sister PS Uri | |
| 20th October 2013 | Last sailings of the
season Operated the traditional final Wilhelm Tell Express sailings 13-24 (1112 from Luzern to Flüelen and return) on Sunday 20th October | |
| 27th April 2013 | First timetabled sailings
of the season Opened her 2013 season and operated sailings 13-24 1112 Luzern to Flüelen and return on Saturday 27th April | |
| 21st October 2012 | Last sailings of the
season Operated the traditional final Wilhelm Tell Express sailings 13-24 (1112 from Luzern to Flüelen and return) on Sunday 21st October | |
| 27th April 2012 | First timetabled sailings
of the season Opened her 2012 season and operated sailings 13-24 1112 Luzern to Flüelen and return on Friday 27th April due to the breakdown of PS Unterwalden | |
| 23rd October 2011 | Last sailings of the
season Operated the traditional final Wilhelm Tell Express sailings 13-24 (1112 from Luzern to Flüelen and return) on Sunday 23rd October | |
| 17th April 2011 | First timetabled sailings
of the season Planned to open the 2011 season and operate sailings 13-24 1112 Luzern to Flüelen and return on Sunday 17th April | |
| 26th March 2011 |
Pre-season sailing Unusually entered service in March and operated a pre-season charter | |
| 17th October 2010 | Last sailings of the
season Operated the traditional final Wilhelm Tell Express sailings 13-24 (1112 from Luzern to Flüelen and return) on Sunday 17th October | |
| 2nd April 2010 | First sailings
of the season As a result of major work to the boiler of her smaller sister PS Uri, the flag-ship opened the 2010 season and operated sailings 13-24 1112 Luzern to Flüelen and return on Good Friday 2nd April | |
| 18th October 2009 | Last sailings of the
season Operated the traditional final Wilhelm Tell Express sailings 13-24 (1112 from Luzern to Flüelen and return) on Sunday 18th October | |
| 19th April 2009 | First timetabled sailings
of the season Operate the revised sailings 13-24 1112 Luzern to Flüelen and return on Sunday 19th April vice her smaller sister | |
| 19th October 2008 | Last sailings of the
season Operated the traditional final Wilhelm Tell Express sailings 13-26 (1125 from Luzern to Flüelen and return) on Sunday 19th October | |
| 29th August 2008 | Operate the final
Friday Evening Music
Cruise of 2008 on Friday 29th
August instead of her smaller sister
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| 19th April 2008 | 80th Birthday Parade To mark the 80th birthday of the paddle steamer a special parade by all five paddle steamers departed Luzern at 1200 on Saturday 19th April followed in the evening by a special Dinner Cruise at 1900 | |
| 9th March 2008 | First timetabled sailings
of the season - CANCELLED The paddle steamer was originally planned to enter service much earlier than usual and operate the winter sailings 19-26 to Flüelen on Sunday 9th March vice the regular motor vessel In the end - due to poor weather - the sailing was operated by mv Winkelried and the paddle steamer remained "on standby" until her Birthday Parade | |
| 8th March 2008 | First sailing of her 80th
season The paddle steamer entered service much earlier than usual on Saturday 8th March and operated a private charter during the winter timetable > | |
| 1st December 2007 | Last sailing of
the season Came out of winter lay-up for a three paddle steamer charter in connection with the specail It is probably more than 50 years since 3 paddle steamers were last in service together on the same day - in December ! | |
| 21st October 2007 | Last timetabled sailings of
the season Operated the traditional Wilhelm Tell Express sailings 13-26 (1125 from Luzern to Flüelen and return) on Sunday 21st October | |
| 8th April 2007 | First sailings of the
season The paddle steamer entered service earlier than usual and operated sailings 13-26 to Flüelen on Easter Sunday 8th April vice her smaller sister | |
| 22nd October 2006 | Last timetabled sailings of
the season Operated the traditional Wilhelm Tell Express sailings 13-26 (1125 from Luzern to Flüelen and return) on Sunday 22nd October | |
| Autumn 2006 | Despite the smaller PS Unterwalden taking over the autumn sailings this year from her sister PS Uri the large 'flagship' has in reality unusually covered most of the mid-week sailings to Flüelen | |
| 1st Septembery 2006 | Operated the rare special 'public' evening charter sailing from Küssnacht am Rigi at 1930 on Friday 1st September instead of her smaller sister as advertised | |
| 5th and 6th July 2006 |
The paddle steamer spent two days off-service undertaking
repairs on Wednesday 5th
July and
Thursday 6th July Her regular 1125 'Wilhelm Tell Express' sailings 13-26 were covered by the smaller PS Unterwalden | |
| 11th May 2006 | First sailing of the
season The paddle steamer entered service later than usual and operated Wilhelm Tell Express sailings 13-26 on Thursday 11th May | |
| 9th November 2005 | Last sailing of the
season Operated the annual Rütlischiessen sailing from Luzern depart 0440 to Trieb and Rütli on Wednesday 9th November | |
| 23rd October 2005 | Last timetabled sailings of the
season Operated the traditional Wilhelm Tell Express sailings 13-26 (1125 from Luzern to Flüelen and return) on Sunday 23rd October | |
| 24th July 2005 | Operated a special charter sailing from Luzern at 0915 to
Rütli on Sunday 24th
July to mark the 65th anniversary of the important meeting of General Guisan
with his high ranking Swiss Army officers on
Thursday 25th July 1940 See also news item | |
| 27th March 2005 | First sailing of the
season The paddle steamer operated sailings 13-26 on Easter Sunday 27th March | |
| 10th November 2004 | Last sailing of the
season After over 40 years the paddle steamer was again rostered to operate the special Rütlischiessen sailing from Luzern depart 0440 to Trieb and Rütli on Wednesday 10th November Since 1961, the last time this paddle steamer operated it, the annual sailing has been operated by one/two large motor vessels See also photo feature of pictures by Alexander Dietz | |
| 24th October 2004 | Last timetabled sailing
of the season Operated sailings 13-26 (1120 from Luzern to Flüelen) on Sunday 24th October | |
| 2nd May 2004 | Operated her first 1120 Wilhelm Tell
Express departure from Luzern of 2004 on Sunday
2nd May (the first sailing of the season was covered by a motor vessel
owing to the paddle steamer parade
sailings 13-26 - see below) Thereafter she normal covered sailings 13-26 through the Summer except when there was a private charter or rosters were exchanged to provide additional capacity to cater for large pre-booked parties | |
| 1st May 2004 |
Return to service of PS Gallia after major rebuild Took part in the special Parade on Saturday 1st May | |
| 18th April 2004 | First sailings of the
season Operated sailings 13-26 - 1120 Luzern to Flüelen and 1505 return on Sunday 18th April | |
| 14th November 2003 | Unusually the paddle steamer remained operational after the end of her timetabled sailings and operated four private charter sailings, the last one being on Friday 14th November | |
| 26th October 2003 | Last public sailings of the
season Operated sailings 13-26 (1120 from Luzern to Flüelen) on Sunday 26th October (see picture - leaving Luzern) | |
| 27th June 2003 | 75th Anniversary
(1928-2003) The paddle steamer operated a special evening "New Orleans" jazz cruise on Friday 27th June from Luzern (depart 2100) | |
| 6th April 2003 | First sailings of the
season The paddle steamer re-entered service on Sunday 6th April and operated sailings 13-26 (1120 from Luzern to Flüelen) | |
| 27th October 2002 | Last sailings of the
season Operated sailings 13-26 (1120 from Luzern to Flüelen) on Sunday 27th October | |
| 26th August 2002 | Accident at Flüelen The paddle steamer failed to slow down approaching Flüelen pier at 1455 on Monday 26th August 2002 at the end of sailing 13 (1120 'Wilhelm Tell Express' Luzern to Flüelen) and her hull became embedded in the mud just short of the retaining wall The paddle steamer returned to service the next day (Tuesday 27th August) See news page for further details | |
| 14th June 2002 | Unusually operated the early morning weekday sailings 7-18 (0915 Luzern to Flüelen and return) vice the regular smaller PS Uri on Friday 14th June | |
| 4th June 2002 | Unusually operated evening sailings 29-36 (1915 Luzern to Vitznau and return) vice the advertised 101 year old PS Uri on Tuesday 4th June after the normal Wilhelm Tell Express sailings 13-26 | |
| 29th March 2002 | First sailings of the
season The SGV flagship operated sailings 13-26 (1120 from Luzern) on Good Friday 29th March | |
| 28th October 2001 | Last sailings of the
season Operated sailings 13-26 (1120 from Luzern) on Sunday 28th October | |
| 1st August 2001 |
Swiss National Day Annual evening Ship Parade including all five paddle steamers from Luzern to Brunnen for the spectacular fireworks display | |
| 24th May 2001 | First timetabled sailing of 2001 on Thursday 24th May - this was much later than usual due to an extended overhaul | |
| 29th October 2000 | Final timetabled sailing of 2000 on Sunday 29th October | |
| 2nd September 2000 | Unusually operated evening sailings 29-36 (1915 Luzern to Vitznau and return) vice a motor vessel on Saturday 2nd September after the normal Wilhelm Tell Express sailings 13-26 | |
| 12th August 2000 |
Luzern Annual Fireworks On Saturday 12th August operated an evening fireworks cruise from Luzern | |
| 1st August 2000 |
Swiss National Day Annual evening 'Eight Ship' Parade including all five five paddle steamers from Luzern to Brunnen for the spectacular fireworks display | |
| 28th July 2000 | Unusually operated sailings 7-18-21-24-105 on Friday 28th July vice PS Uri and PS Unterwalden instead of the normal Wilhelm Tell Express sailings | |
| 15th April 2000 |
Return to service of PS Schiller after major rebuild First public sailing of 2000 on Saturday 15th April "Steamer Parade" | |
| 30th April 1994 |
Return to service of PS Uri after major rebuild First public sailing of 1994 on Saturday 30th April "Steamer Parade" | |
| 25th July 1940 | Operated a special sailing from Luzern to Rütli meadow on Thursday 25th July for the important meeting between General Guisan and his high ranking Swiss Army officers during World War II | |
14th April 2023
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