Sunday - 30th October 2022
PS Rhône (Lake Geneva)
photo: Jean
Vernet
The paddle steamer
makes her way "light" from Ouchy harbour to Lausanne pier
prior to operating the first ferry run if the day to Evian-les-Bains
in France
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Sunday - 30th October 2022
PS Rhône (Lake Geneva)
photos: Maurice Decoppet
Despite the fog, the
paddle steamer had a good load as she undertook her usual Sunday
two ferry round trips to Evian-les-Bains
Initially she is seen whistling to encourage the remaining passengetrs to
join her first
sailing 1107 of the day from Lausanne - then returning from
Evian on
sailing 1108
before her lunch cruise to the Upper
Lake
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Sunday - 30th October 2022
PS Rhône (Lake Geneva)
photos: Robert Monch
What a difference a couple of hours makes
The paddle steamer
appears through the fog as she approaches Cully on the lunchtime
sailing 930 from Lausanne to Villeneuve
By the time she returned on her afternoon
sailing 931 the sun was out and the
fog had virtuallydisappeared
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Sunday - 30th October 2022
PS Uri (Lake Luzern)
picture: Weggis webcam
photo: Alain Vuistiner
The paddle steamer
was unusually rostered to operate a winter Sunday
timetabled sailing from Luzern and she is seen rounding the
headland from
Hertenstein on the approach to Weggis whilst operating
sailing 11
Then later arriving at Gersau pier before ccntinuing to Flüelen
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Tuesday - 25th October 2022
PS Patria (Lake Como)
photos: Andreas Hofer
The paddle steamer
stands at the Villa Olmo pier at Como looking decidedly forlorn
It has been reported the current owners have "thrown in the towel"
after being told
by the NLC there is no 'slot' for her to visit either of their
yards for essetial work
to enable her to sail again
This will not help to avoid her future becoming "past the point
of no return"..........
- do you have
any further information ?
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Sunday - 23rd October 2022
PS Rhône (Lake Geneva)
photos: Ernst Mischler
The paddle steamer
begins her new winter "steam" Sunday roster with two cross-lake
round trip ferry runs from Lausanne to Evian-les-Bains
and she is seen arriving
at the French pier on
sailing 1109
Afterwards she operates the weekly Sunday lunch
cruise to Villeneuve where she
is seen approaching Rivaz with a good load on board on the return
sailing 931
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Sunday - 23rd October 2022
PS Rhône (Lake Geneva)
photo: Jean
Vernet
The paddle steamer
swings round to approach Montreux pier on the first
of her weekly winter
sailing 931 returning to Lausanne
These days she sails outward direct to Villeneuve making it impossible
for anyone staying at Montreux to make even a short sail on the
only regular winter steam powered paddle
steamer on any of the Swiss lakes
unless the outward or return leg is made by either train or the local
trolley bus between Villeneuve and Vevey
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Sunday - 23rd October 2022
PS Blümlisalp (Lake Thun)
picture: Oberhofen webcam
This paddle steamer
makes her final summer season call at Oberhofen
whilst operating return
sailing 16 from Interlaken to
Thun
Hopefully she will return for what has become her 'traditional'
Festive Season fortnight
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Sunday - 23rd October 2022
PS Blümlisalp (Lake Thun)
photo: Daniel Eichenberger
The well loaded paddle
steamer approaches Sundlauenen on
sailing 16
from Interlaken to Thun on the last day of the summer
season
Hopefully she will return later in this year for what
has become her
'traditional' Festive Season fortnight
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Friday - 21st October 2022
MPV Italie (Lake Geneva)
photos: Alain Vuistiner
The
motor paddle vessel remained in service for the start
of the winter timetable to cover
part of the
mv Henry-Dunant roster whilst she completes her
annual overhaul
She is seen standing at Lausanne prior to oprating the mid-afternoon
ferry
sailing 1217 to Thonan-les Bains
She later operated the first Fondue Cruise of
the winter from Lausanne and Morges
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Saturday - 20th October 2022
PS Uri (Lake Luzern)
photo: Robert Horlacher
Tne
paddle steamer departs
Stansstad on a charter sailig on the first weekend
of the winter timetable
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Thursday - 20th October 2022
PS Schiller (Lake Luzern)
photo: Robert Horlacher
Shortly after finishing her summer
season the
paddle steamer makes a visit to the
floating dock for the usual 'end of season' underwater
inspection
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Thursday - 20th October 2022
MPV Helvétie (Lake Geneva)
photo: Andreas Hofer
With two new passenger ferries nearing completion,
space is becoming desparately
short at Ouchy harbour
The old MPV has been
out of use for many years and tied up to the outer harbour wall
To make space for her sisters, she is soon to be towed to Geneva
where she will wait her turn for a major re-build
The opportunity has been taken to do some external repainting - primarily as a
preservative measure as well as improving her hither to "extremely tired"
appearance
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Thursday - 20th October 2022
PS Blümlisalp (Lake Thun)
photo: Robert Horlacher
The
paddle steamer heads
stern first from Interlaken along the canal to the main lake
on
sailing 16 during the
last week of the sumer season
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Thursday - 20th October 2022
PS Savoie (Lake Geneva)
photos: Andreas Hofer
The paddle steamer
was quick to have her port side paddle box opened up
and the floats stripped for attention as the first part of her
winter overhaul
- prior to having a new shaft fitted
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Tuesday - 18th October 2022
PS Simplon (Lake Geneva)
photo: Robert Monch
The paddle steamer
raises steam Geneva Mont Blanc pier prior to sailing light to
Ouchy dock for repairs and her winter overhaul
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Tuesday - 18th October 2022
PS Blümlisalp (Lake Thun)
photo: Alain Vuistiner
This paddle steamer
was the only one still operating mid-week anywhere is
Switzerland and is seen pausing at Interlaken between her daily autumn
round-trip sailings
15 and
16 from Thun
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Sunday - 16th October 2022
PS Piemonte (Lake Maggiore)
photo: Beat Zumstein
Owing to the low water level on the lake
the paddle steamer terminated
at Intra
then had to await until 1345 for passengers off a special steam train from Milan
(via
Laveno) to arrive on the alternative car ferry
before operating a delayed cruise round the Borromean Islands
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Sunday - 16th October 2022
PS La Suisse (Lake Geneva)
photo: Daniel Eichenberger
The last day of the summer timetable went
according to plan in the Upper Lake
with PS La Suisse providing the
Lausanne to Vevey "shuttle"
connecting into her smaller sister
MPV Italie on the
"circle" cruises
She is initially seen arriving Vevey on the lunchtime
sailing 824 and later
departing Vevey on her final
sailing 225 of the
season back to Lausanne
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Sunday - 16th October 2022
PS Simplon (Lake Geneva)
photo: Daniel Eichenberger
The paddle steamer
stands at Geneva Mont Blanc pier prior to
what should have been her final day in service during 2022..........
..........but unfortuntely due to a problem with one of her paddle wheels
her planned
sailing to Lausanne had to be
CANCELLED
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Sunday - 16th October 2022
PS Rhône (Lake Geneva)
photo: Robert Monch
The paddle steamer
departs Geneva on her final
sailing 106 from Geneva
to Lausanne
of the 2022 summer season
Unusually the steam powered
paddle steamer is to remain in service during the winter
and operate at weekends from Lausanne to Evian-les-Bains and Villeneuve
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Sunday - 16th October 2022
PS Stadt Luzern (Lake Luzern)
picture: Weggis webcam
On a clear October Sunday, the
paddle steamer
approaches Weggis in front of
Mount Platus on her final
sailing 13 from Luzern
to Flüelen of the 2022 summer season
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Saturday - 15th October 2022
PS Rhône (Lake Geneva)
photo: Robert Monch
The paddle steamer
departs Yvoire on her return 'weekend only' afternoon
sailing 106 from Geneva to Lausanne
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Sunday - 16th October 2022
PS Rhône (Lake Geneva)
photo: Robert Monch
The paddle steamer
departs Geneva for the last time in 2022 on her return afternoon
sailing 106 from Geneva to Lausanne
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Saturday - 15th October 2022
PS Simplon (Lake Geneva)
photo: Alain Vuistiner
The paddle steamer
crosses the lake from Rolle to Yvoire on her return
sailing 105 from Lausanne back to Geneva on the
pen-ultimate day in service
of her 2022 season - but owing to a
breakdown the
following day..........
..........this turned out to be her final sailing of the season
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Thursday - 13th October 2022
MPV Italie (Lake Geneva)
picture: Vevey webcam
The motor paddle vessel
tries to hide as she returns to service following her
breakdown and is seen at Vevey Marché pier on her
first
sailing 902 from
Lausanne to the Upper Lake after replacement of damaged
electrical equipment
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Sunday - 9th October 2022
PS Rhône (Lake Geneva)
photo: Alain Vuistiner
photo: Jean
Vernet
The paddle steamer
approaches Versoix on her new autumn weekend only
daytime
sailing 106 returning from Geneva to
Lausanne before heading
to Montreux on the outward early-evening
sailing 982 from Lausanne
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Sunday - 9th October 2022
PS Stadt Zürich (Lake Geneva)
pictures: Zurich webcam
The
paddle steamer sets off from Zurich on
sailing
111 to Rappperswil
and later on return to Zurich bringing her
truncated 2022 season to an
early end
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Sunday - 9th October 2022
mv Ville-de-Gèneve (Lake Geneva)
picture: La Tour de Peilz webcam
The
motor vessel calls at Vevey La Tour on the
"Upper Lake 'Circle' Lunch Cruise"
sailing
504 whilst covering the MPV
Italie roster following her further
breakdown
earlier in the day at Lausanne
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Saturday - 8th October 2022
PS Unterwalden (Lake Luzern)
picture: Luzern webcam
The
paddle steamer stands in the pouring rain at Pier No.1,
Luzern prior
to setting off on her final
sailing 21 of the 2022 season to
Flüelen
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Tuesday - 4th October 2022
PS Rhône (Lake Geneva)
photo: Robert Monch
The
paddle steamer sets off
from Gevena to re-locate at Lausanne..........
......she is then planned to operate both the
autumn and winter weekend only sailings from Lausanne
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Monday - 3rd October 2022
PS Rhône (Lake Geneva)
photo: Alain Vuistiner
The
paddle steamer raises steam
at Gevena prior to re-locating to Lausanne
the following day --- she is then planned to operate the
autumn weekend only sailings from Lausanne to Geneva and Montreux.....
.....followed by Sundays during the Winter
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Monday - 3rd October 2022
PS Simplon (Lake Geneva)
photo: Alain Vuistiner
The
paddle steamer has
her afternoon break at Yvoire prior to operating the
final
sailing 327 of the day back to Geneva
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Sunday - 2nd October 2022
MPV Italia (Lake Garda)
pictures: Limone webcam
The
motor paddle vessel calls at Limine for the final time
in 2022
on
sailing 78 from Malcesine to Riva
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Sunday - 2nd October 2022
PS Neuchâtel (Lake Neuchâtel)
photo: Daniel Funk
The
paddle steamer approaches
Cudrefin on the final day of her extended season
covering the cross-lake
ferry runs vice the usual
motor vessel
She is seen on
sailing 104 - her pen-ultimate arrival of
the 2022 season
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Sunday - 2nd October 2022
(Last Day of the Summer Season)
PS Concordia (Lake Como)
photo: Riccardo Suzzi
The
paddle steamer sets
off from Como on her final late afternoon
sailing 342 of the season to Torno and
Moltrasio
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Saturday - 1st October 2022
PS Concordia (Lake Como)
photos: Carlo Sottocasa
The
paddle steamer was also
in service on the final Saturday of the season operating
her usual
Sunday roster to Menaggio and is seen returning
to Como on
sailing 31
before operating two short early evening sailings to Torno then Urio
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Friday - 30th September 2022
MPV Vevey (Lake Geneva)
photo: Robert Monch
The
MPV returned to service
after her
breakdown and is seen about to set off
on her first winter Friday evening "Fondue
cruise"
sailing 390 of the winter
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Friday - 30th September 2022
mv Europa (Lake Luzern)
picture: Luzern webcam
The flagship
PS Stadt Luzern was replaced
on the day by mv Europa on the
main 1110 "Gotthard Express"
sailing 13 from Luzern to Flüelen and return
DO YOU KNOW
WHY ?
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Sunday - 25th September 2022
PS Neuchâtel (Lake Morat/Murten)
picture: Morat/Murten webcam
The
paddle steamer prepares
to depart from Morat/Murten on her final public
timetabled
sailing 64 of 2022
However she is planned to return on Friday 7th October for a post-season Charter
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Monday - 19th September 2022
PS La Suisse (Lake Geneva)
photo: Andrew Smith
As this was a local holiday - the
paddle steamer
sets off
from Lausanne on the earlier weekend only
sailing 822 to Vevey
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Sunday - 18th September 2022
PS Concordia (Lake Como)
photo: Andrew Smith
The
paddle steamer calls at the ornate
Mandello pier on her afternoon
sailing 281 from Bellagio to Lecco
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Saturday - 17th September 2022
PS Neuchâtel (Lake Neuchâtel)
photo: Andrew Smith
The
paddle steamer raises steam
at her home port of Neuchâtel prior to another
regulat
Saturday service which included two trips to Estavayer-le-Lac
Thanks to the LNM celebrating "150 years" in October, her 2022
season is to
be extended by covering the autumn "cross-lake shuttle" on
several
days
as well as taking part in the
Parade of all the fleet on the day
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Saturday - 17th September 2022
5 Paddle Steamers (Lake Luzern)
picture: Luzern webcam
photo: Robert Horlacher
The
five paddle steamers set
off from Luzern on a special
Evening
Parade to celebrate
50 years of the Dampferfreunde
on
Saturday 17th September
Later the other four paddle steamers
line up in front of PS Stadt Luzern
for one of the "maneuvers" during the parade
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Friday - 16th September 2022
PS Gallia (Lake Luzern)
photo: William Campbell
The
paddle steamer has just arrive back at Luzern after her
final timetabled
sailing 30 of 2022 from Flüelen
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Monday - 12th September 2022
PS Simplon (Lake Geneva)
photo: Alain Vuistiner
The
paddle steamer approaches Versoix on her outward
afternoon
sailing 326
from Geneva to Yvoire with the snow caped Mont Blanc in the background
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Saturday - 10th September 2022
PS Savoie (Lake Geneva)
photo: Ernst Mischler
photos: Jean
Vernet
The paddle steamer
has spent most of this century operating solely in the
Petit-Lac
operating out of Geneva
This autumn she has re-located to Lausanne operating the weekend only
roster
to Geneva and return followed by an evening cruise to Montreux
She is seen initially arriving at Vevey Marché pier on
sailing 982.....
.....then 20 minutes later arrving Montreux.....
.....before returning to Lausanne operating
sailing 983 on her first evening
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August 2022
PS Concordia (Lake Como)
It has been "SUGGESTED" to me the paddle
steamer MAY have have had
to cover the "full-length" sailing from Como to Colico
one weekday in August vice a broken down
motor vessel
Are YOU able
to confirm the date and/or supply any further details/photo for this
website ?
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Wednesday - 7th September 2022
MPV Vevey (Lake Geneva)
photo: Alain Vuistiner
The
motor paddle vessel has transferred from Le Bouveret
and taken over her new
'Geneva based' autumn roster which commences with the weekday
Lunch Cruise
She is seen departing Pâquis pier on her outward
sailing
324 to Hermance
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Wednesday - 7th September 2022
PS Savoie (Lake Geneva)
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photo: Alain Vuistiner
The
paddle steamer stands at Yvoire (side berth) waiting to
return to Geveva on
afternoon
sailing 327 vice the
brokendown
PS Rhône
This was her final "short" sailing within in the
Petit-Lac
as sister
PS Simplon
takes over the following day
allowing her to relocate to Lausanne where she will operate the weekend only
"Half-Lake" Lausanne-Geneva-Lausanne roster for the rest of the
autumn period
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Sunday - 4th September 2022
PS Simplon (Lake Geneva)
click on the picture to "zoom in" on the
paddle steamer
picture: Nyon webcam
photos: Robert Monch
The large
paddle steamer departs
Nyon for Geneva on her final planned
"Half Lake"
sailing 105 of 2022 from
Lausanne..........
..........BUT as a result of the
breakdown of
PS Rhône the large
paddle steamer
will now have to cover
the same
weekend sailings
from the start of the autumn timetable period
below - She is seen setting off from Geneva on her morning
sailing 102 to Lausanne
and finally back at Geneva at the end of the Summer 2022
season
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Saturday - 3rd September 2022
PS Neuchâtel (Lake Neuchâtel)
photo: Alain Vuistiner
The
paddle steamer made her final visit of 2022 to
Yverdon-les-Bain at the southern end
of the lake and is seen approaching at Estavayer-le-Lac on her
return
sailing 83
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Friday - 2nd September 2022
MPV Italie (Lake Geneva)
picture: Montreux webcam
The
motor paddle vessel returned to service after
her
breakdown and is seen
calling at Montreux on her last return
sailing 907 of the day back to
Lausanne
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Friday - 2nd September 2022
PS Rhône (Lake Geneva)
photos: Alain Vuistiner
The
paddle steamer operated what eventually turned out to be
her final evening
sailing
388 from Geneva to Yvoire
She is initially seen waiting to depart Geneva Jardin-Anglais pier and later
leaving Coppet.......... |
..........aa unfortunately
she broke down
the following afternoon off-Corsier
ressulting in an early end to her summer season
forcing PS Savoie to return to service to cover
her roster
Can YOU supply
any further details/photo of the breakdown for this website ?
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Saturday 13th
August 2011
MPV Italia and MPV G Zanardelli (Lake Garda)
photo: Beat Leuthardt
A rare occasion when both motor paddle vessels
operated "full-length" timetables sailings vice car ferries on the same day !
They are seen passing each other
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20th March 2023
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