|
31st December 2000
 |
Lake Geneva |
MPV Helvétie
operated a special New Year's
Eve Dance Cruise form Geneva at 2045 |
Lake Luzern |
PS Uri
operated a special New Year's Eve
Gala Cruise form Luzern at 1915 |
24th December 2000
|
Lake Luzern |
PS Uri operated the following timetabled sailings over
the festive period -
Christmas Eve Sunday
sailings 11-18,
Christmas Day Monday and
Boxing Day Tuesday
sailings 17-26, also
Wednesday, Thursday,
Friday and Saturday
sailings 11-18-23-26 |
| 15th November 2000 |
Lake Geneva |
MPV Italie (winter "standby" vessel at
Ouchy) was called out to operate all the
Evian-les-Bains ferry
sailings from Lausanne
on Wednesday 15th November instead of
mv Léman which spent the day in Ouchy
works |
| 1st November 2000 |
Lake Geneva |
MPV Italie took up the role of the "standby" vessel at Ouchy
It will be interesting to see how many more times the
motor paddle vessel will be
required to cover for any of the three motor vessels
rostered to operate the Winter service
See also 15th November above |
| 31st October 2000 |
Lake Geneva |
MPV Italie made the final pre-planned outing of 2000 on
Tuesday 31st October operating
sailings 64-173-179-206 (1230
Lausanne to St-Gingolph and return followed by 1845 Lausanne to
Evian-les-Bains and return) |
| 30th October 2000 |
Lake Luzern |
PS Uri opened the Winter Season by operating
sailings 11-18
(1032 Luzern to Rütli and 1235 return) on
Monday 30th October |
| 29th October 2000 |
Lake Luzern |
The last outing of the season by
PS Stadt Luzern was the
Wilhelm Tell
Express
sailings 13-26 (1120 Luzern to Flüelen and 1505 return) on
Sunday 29th October |
| 27th October 2000 |
Lake Luzern |
The last outing of the season by
PS Schiller was
sailings 7-18
(0915 Luzern to Flüelen and 1200 return) on
Friday 27th October |
| 24th October 2000 |
Lake Luzern |
The last outing of the season by
PS Unterwalden was
sailings 65-70-77-80
(1015 and 1400 Luzern to Alpnachstad and return) on
Tuesday 24th October |
| 22nd October 2000 |
Lake Thun |
The last outing of the season by
PS Blümlisalp was
sailings 15-16
(1327 Thun to Interlaken and return) on
Sunday 22nd October |
| 21st October 2000 |
Lake Geneva |
MPV Italie was replaced on
sailings 43-172
(1100 Lausanne to Geneva and 1430 return) by the smaller motor vessel
MV Général-Guisan on
Saturday 21st October |
| 20th October 2000 |
Lake Luzern |
PS Unterwalden made a
rare Autumn visit to Alpnachstad operating
sailings 77-80 at 1400 from Luzern, after first operating the
1203 Luzern 'lunch cruise'
sailings 15-16 on Friday 20th October |
| 7th October 2000 |
Lake Geneva |
The last outing of the season by
PS Savoie was
sailings 43-172 (1100 from
Lausanne to
Geneva and return) on Saturday 7th October
instead of
MPV Italie |
| 30th September 2000 |
Lake Geneva |
MPV Vevey operated
sailings 80-114-91
(1020 Geneva to Yvoire,
1345 Yvoire "circle" via Rolle and Nyon and 1615 Yvoire to Geneva)
on Saturday 30th September instead of
mv Ville-de-Genève |
| 25th September 2000 |
Lake Geneva |
PS La Suisse operated
sailings 64-155 (1230
Lausanne to St-Gingolph and 1500 return) on
Monday 25th September instead of
mv Chablais
This was the last sailing by PS La
Suisse
during 2000 |
| 24th September 2000 |
Lake Zurich |
The last outings of the season by
PS Stadt Zürich and
PS Stadt Rapperswil were
sailings 101-102-115-116
and 209-210
on Sunday 24th September |
| 23rd September 2000 |
Lake Luzern |
PS Gallia operated
sailings 17-28 (1315
Luzern to Flüelen and 1620 return) on
Saturday 23rd September instead of
PS
Schiller |
| Lake Thun |
PS Blümlisalp
operated the final
Saturday Evening Dance Cruise of 2000 at 1930 from Thun on
Saturday 23rd September |
| 22nd September 2000 |
Lake Geneva |
PS Savoie operated
sailings 65-76-80-191-199-214 at 1230, 1400 and 1930 from
Lausanne on Friday 22nd September instead of
MV Général-Guisan |
| 18th September 2000 |
Lake Luzern |
PS Stadt
Luzern had a rare day off timetabled service on
Monday 18th September and the flagship's "Wilhelm Tell Express"
sailings 13-26
(1120 Luzern to Flüelen and 1505 return) were operated by
PS Schiller
In consequence PS Gallia
operated sailings 17-28
(1315 from Luzern to Flüelen and 1620 return) vice
PS Schiller |
| 16th September 2000 |
Lake Geneva |
PS Simplon took part in a special
rescue excercise from Montreux at 1100 on
Saturday 16th September
Passengers conveyed for just CHF 5.- (approx £2)
This was the last outing by
PS Simplon during 2000 |
| 15th September 2000 |
Lake Zurich |
PS Stadt Zürich operated an
evening Jazz cruise from Zurich at 2000 on
Friday 15th September |
| 14th September 2000 |
Lake Geneva |
MPV Helvétie operated
the timetabled "lunch" and "tea" non-landing
sailings 92-174 from Geneva on
mv Ville-de-Genève
This was the last timetabled sailing by
MPV Helvétie during 2000 |
| 10th September 2000 |
Lake Brienz |
Sailings 69-70
(1434 Interlaken to Brienz and return) on
Sunday 10th September were
the last of the season by
PS Lötschberg
(two week's earlier than normal)
This was to allow an early start on the winter overhaul which includes the fitting of a new
boiler and restoration of the first-class Dining Saloon |
| 9th September 2000 |
Lake Geneva |
Surprisingly
MPV Helvétie made a second appearance
during 2000 on the long-distance "Rhône Express"
sailings 64-155 on
Saturday 9th September instead of
PS
La Suisse - making it the second time this year that
MPV Helvétie had
reached St-Gingolph at the far end of the lake |
| 8th September 2000 |
Lake Zurich |
PS Stadt Zürich
operated an
evening Jazz cruise from Zurich at 2000 on
Friday 8th September |
| 7th September 2000 |
Lake Geneva |
PS Simplon operated a
special cruise from Lausanne at 0915 for the
523rd Thonon-les-Bains Fair on
Thursday 7th September
This was the last normal sailing by
PS Simplon during 2000 |
| 5th September 2000 |
Lake Luzern |
All five paddle steamers in service
On Tuesday 5th September several unusual 'short workings'
were also operated by the paddle steamers
PS Stadt Luzern operated
sailings 13-26
(1120 from Luzern to Flüelen and return)
PS Gallia operated
sailings 17-28
(1315 from Luzern to Flüelen and return)
PS Schiller operated
sailings 7-18-85-86
(0915 from Luzern to Flüelen and return and 1715 'circle' from Luzern via Weggis and
Stansstad)
PS Unterwalden operated
sailings 59-68-77-80
(0916 and 1400 from Luzern to Alpnachstad and return)
PS Uri operated
sailings 15-16-21-24-39-36
(1203, 1520 and 1915 from Luzern to Vitznau and return) |
| 2nd September 2000 |
Lake Geneva |
MPV Helvétie operated
the timetabled "lunch" and "tea" non-landing
sailings 92-174 from Geneva on
Saturday 2nd September instead of
mv Ville-de-Genève |
| 31st August 2000 |
Lake Geneva |
PS Simplon operated
sailings 47-112-179-176-175-202-199-234 from Lausanne on
Thursday 31st August instead of
MV Henry-Dunant |
PS Rhône was the first
paddle steamer to complete the 2000 season after operating the regular July and
August
sailings 65-76-95-173-177-218 (1230 Lausanne to
Evian-les Bains
and 1315 return, 1415 "anti-clockwise" sailing 'Round the Upper
Lake' and 1820 Lausanne to Yvoire and 2010 return
on Thursday 31st August |
| 30th August 2000 |
Lake Luzern |
PS Unterwalden operated
the 'long'
evening sailings 27-104 at 1815 from Luzern, return 2340
on Wednesday 30th August instead of a
motor vessel |
| 25th August 2000 |
Lake Luzern |
PS
Gallia operated sailings
17-28 (1315
Luzern to Flüelen and 1620 return) instead of
PS Schiller on
Friday 25th August
also PS Schiller
operated the 'afternoon tea'
sailings 21-24 (1520 Luzern to Vitznau and 1640 return)
instead of PS Uri before
operating an evening cruise (see below) |
Evening cruises from Luzern
PS Stadt Luzern
operated
sailings29-36 (1915 Luzern to Vitznau and 2027
return) instead of mv
Waldstätter
In addition
PS Unterwalden and
PS Schiller
both operated the final
sailing 105 of the
season at 1920 from Luzern |
| 15th August 2000 |
Lake Geneva |
mv Général-Guisan operated
sailings 177-218
(1820 Lausanne to Yvoire and 2010 return) instead of
PS Rhône on
Tuesday 15th August |
Lake Maggiore |
PS Piemonte operated
the
annual public fireworks cruise from Arona at 2030 to
Laveno fireworks on Tuesday 15th August
- once again the paddle steamer sailed only at Italian end of
the lake |
| 12th August 2000 |
Lake Luzern |
In additional to the normal
timetabled sailings,
PS Stadt Luzern
PS Unterwalden
and
PS Uri operated
three evening fireworks cruises
from Luzern at 1945 on Saturday 12th August cruising round
Luzern Bay for the annual fireworks display |
| 11th August 2000 |
Lake Thun |
PS Blümlisalp operated an
evening jazz cruise from Thun at 2000 on
Friday 11th August |
| 9th August 2000 |
Lake Geneva |
PS Rhône operated
sailings 80-191 (1020
Geneva to St-Gingolph and 1700 St-Gingolph to Lausanne) on
Wednesday 9th August instead of
PS Savoie
which remained in Ouchy works under repairs
The Lausanne based afternoon and evening
sailings 65-76-95-173-177-218 normally planned to be operated by
PS Rhône
were operated by
PS Simplon |
| 8th August 2000 |
Lake Geneva |
PS Rhône operated
sailings 36-91 (0930
Lausanne to St-Gingolph and 1150 St-Gingolph to Geneva) on
Tuesday 8th August instead of
PS Savoie
which had entered Ouchy works for repairs that morning
The Lausanne based afternoon and evening
sailings 65-76-95-173-177-218 normally planned to be operated by
PS Rhône
were operated by PS
Simplon |
| 5th August 2000 |
Lake Geneva |
MPV
Vevey operated
sailings 214-205
(1800 Geneva to Yvoire and 2015 return) instead of
mv Ville-de-Genève
mv
Général-Guisan operated
sailings 177-218
(1820 Lausanne to Yvoire and 2010 return) instead of
PS Rhône |
|
PS Simplon,
PS Rhône and
MPV Helvétie operated three
evening fireworks cruises
from Lausanne and Yvoire to the annual Fêtes de Genève fireworks display on
Saturday 5th August |
| 2nd August 2000 |
Lake Geneva |
PS Simplon operated
sailings 65-76-95-173
-175-202-199-234 from Lausanne on
Wednesday 2nd August instead of
MV Henry
-Dunant |
| 1st August 2000 |
All lakes |
Swiss National Day - Tuesday 1st August |
| Lake Brienz |
In additional to the
timetabled sailings,
PS Lötschberg
operated an
evening fireworks cruise from Interlaken Ost
at 2030 |
| Lake Geneva |
In additional to the
timetabled sailings there was
again transposition of the workings of
some vessels to cater for the regular annual charter sailings and the
three special public evening
sailings
mv
Général-Guisan operated
sailings 177-218 (1820 Lausanne to Yvoire and 2010 return)
instead of PS Rhône
PS Rhône operated
sailings 175-202 instead of
mv Henry-Dunant -
sailing 202 by the paddle
steamer continued as an evening dance
cruise |
Dance Cruises
MPV Helvétie and
PS Rhône
operated evening dance
cruises from Geneva and Lausanne respectively
Fireworks at Lausanne
MPV Italie
operated an
evening fireworks cruise from Le Bouveret |
| Lake Luzern |
In additional to the normal daytime
timetabled sailings extra
sailings operated to Rütli
Meadow including
PS Schiller operated
sailings 1013-1024 (1115 Luzern to Flüelen and
1420 return) in the normal Sunday timings
PS Gallia
operated sailings 17-28
with the return sailing running non-stop, from Beckenried (actual
departure 1814) to Luzern (actual arrival 1851) in 37
minutes at 57.4rpm giving a speed of 30.9km/h
mv Pilatus made the
remaining stops |
Fireworks at Brunnen
All five paddle steamers
sailed in an eight ship convoy along with
mv Europa,
mv
Waldstätter and
mv Flüelen from Luzern at 2000
to Brunnen for the annual fireworks display in consequence, the regular Tuesday evening
sailings 29-36 (1915 Luzern
to Vitznau and 2027 return) were operated by a motor vessel instead
of PS Uri |
| Lake Thun |
In additional to the afternoon
timetabled sailings 15-16,
PS Blümlisalp
sailed in the evening naval
parade from Thun at 2030 |
| Lake Zurich |
In additional to the
timetabled sailings,
PS Stadt Zürich operated an
evening cruise
from Zurich at 2015 |
| 28th July 2000 |
Lake Luzern |
PS Uri and
PS Stadt Luzern
exchanged
rosters on Friday 28th July and the flagship of the
fleet also operated the Fridays only
sailing 105 instead of the usual
PS Unterwalden
PS Stadt Luzern operated
sailings 7-18-21-24
-105 (0915 from Luzern to Flüelen and return, 1520 Luzern to Vitznau and
return followed by 1920 evening cruise from Luzern)
PS Uri operated the
"Wilhelm Tell Express"
sailings 13-26
(1120 from Luzern to Flüelen
and return)
PS Schiller returned to
service after repairs and operated the usual
sailings 17-28 |
24th July
to 27th July 2000 |
Lake Luzern |
PS Gallia operated
sailings 17-28 (1315
Luzern to Flüelen and 1620 return) on
Monday 24th July
Tuesday 25th July
Wednesday 26th July and
Thursday 27th July
instead of
PS Schiller
which had suffered damage on Thursday 20th
July |
| 23rd July 2000 |
Lake Luzern |
PS Unterwalden operated
sailings 153-154-17
-28 (1020 Luzern to Küssnacht am Rigi and
1119 return followed by 1315
Luzern to Flüelen and 1620 return) on Sunday 23rd July
instead of
PS Schiller
which had suffered damage on Thursday 20th July
In consequence all Alpnachstad sailings, including the 1015 and 1400 departures from Luzern
which are normally operated by
PS Unterwalden,
were operated by motor vessels |
| 22nd July 2000 |
Lake Luzern |
PS Gallia operated
sailings 17-28 (1315
Luzern to Flüelen and 1620 return) on
Saturday 22nd July instead of
PS Schiller which had suffered damage on
Thursday 20th July |
| 21st July 2000 |
Lake Luzern |
PS Gallia operated
sailings 17-28 (1315
Luzern to Flüelen and 1620 return) on Friday 21st July
instead of PS
Schiller which had suffered damage
the previous day |
| 20th July 2000 |
Lake Luzern |
PS
Uri and PS
Schiller exchanged rosters on
Thursday 20th July
PS Schiller operated
sailings 7-18-21-24
(0915 from Luzern to Flüelen and return followed by 1520 Luzern to Vitznau and return)
PS Uri operated
sailings 12-17-28
(0920 Flüelen to Luzern then 1315 from Luzern to Flüelen and 1620 return)
|
Just after 1350 on
Thursday 20th July
PS Schiller (which had been
rostered to operate sailing
18 instead of
PS Uri) was between Vitznau and Weggis when the
paddle steamer suffered damage to the 94 year old clevis
mounting for the valve gear and was temporarily withdrawn from service - the SGV stated that
this did not have anything to do with the recent two year overhaul
The 400 passengers on board were taken forward by a motor vessel
The paddle steamer subsequently returned to service at 1315 on
Friday 28th July
after the original faulty 250 kg iron componant was replace with a new steel one
|
In consequence, sailings by the remaining four
paddle steamers were altered
as follows:-
PS Gallia
covered all of the weekday sailings originally planned to be operated by
PS Schiller
On Sunday 23rd July
PS Unterwalden covered the 1020 morning sailing to
Küssnacht am Rigi and the 1315 afternoon sailing to Flüelen, leaving the
Alpnachstad service to be operated entirely by motor vessels
See timetables for full
details of the sailings actually operated by paddle
steamers |
| 19th July 2000 |
Lake Luzern |
PS Unterwalden operated
sailings 21-24-29-36 (1520 and 1915 Luzern to Vitznau and return)
on Wednesday 19th July instead of
PS Uri
the afternoon sailings 77-80
(1400 Luzern to Alpnachstad and return) normally operated by the paddle
steamer were covered by a motor vessel
PS Uri operated
the normal sailings 7-18
(0915 Luzern to Flüelen and 1200 return) then
sailing 23 (1625 Luzern to Flüelen)
before ..... |
| ..... operating an
evening cruise from Flüelen |
| 17th July 2000 |
Lake Geneva |
PS Simplon operated
sailings 65-76-95-173-177-218 at 1230, 1415 and 1820 from
Lausanne on
Monday 17th July instead of
PS Rhône |
| 14th July 2000 |
Lake Geneva |
PS Simplon and
MPV Italie operated
evening fireworks cruises from Lausanne at 2000 and
Le Bouveret at 2005 respectively on
Friday 14th July |
| Lake Thun |
PS Blümlisalp operated an
evening jazz cruise from Thun at 2000 on
Friday 14th July |
| 13th July 2000 |
Lake Luzern |
PS Gallia made a rare mid-week appearance
and operated
sailings 17-28 (1315 Luzern to Flüelen and 1620 return) on
Thursday 13th
July instead of PS
Schiller which in turn operated
sailings 21-24 (1520 Luzern to
Vitznau and 1640 return) instead of PS
Uri |
| 8th July 2000 |
Lake Geneva |
PS Simplon operated
sailings 65-76-95-173 from Lausanne on
Saturday 8th July instead of
mv
Henry-Dunant which in turn covered
mv Général-Guisan until
1810 |
| 4th July 2000 |
Lake Geneva |
PS Simplon operated
sailings 65-76-95-173
-175-202-199-234 from Lausanne on Tuesday 4th
July instead of mv
Henry-Dunant which "stepped-up" to cover
mv Général-Guisan which
in turn "stepped-up" to cover mv
Chablais which had spent the day in Ouchy works |
| 1st July 2000 |
Lake Brienz |
PS Lötschberg operated an
evening jazz cruise from
Interlaken Ost at 1900 on Saturday 1st July |
| 30th June 2000 |
Lake Geneva |
PS Simplon operated
sailings 65-76-95-173
-175-202-199-234 from Lausanne on Friday 30th
June instead of
mv Général-Guisan which was off service with
propeller problems |
| 29th June 2000 |
Lake Geneva |
MPV Vevey operated
the evening cruise
sailings 199-234 from Lausanne on
Thursday 29th June instead of
mv
Général-Guisan after the normal timetabled
sailings 80-191
- this included sailing along the French coast with rare calls
for
MPV Vevey
at Amphion-les-Bains and Thonon-les-Bains,
as this vessel normally sails daily along the Swiss coast |
| 25th June 2000 |
Lake Geneva |
PS Rhône operated
sailings 65-76-95-173-175
-202-199-234 from Lausanne on
Sunday 25th June instead of
mv
Général-Guisan |
| 24th June 2000 |
Lake Geneva |
MPV Helvétie operated
the timetabled "lunch" and "tea" non-landing
sailings 92-174 from Geneva on
Saturday 24th June instead of
mv Ville-de-Genève
|
PS Rhône operated
the sailings 65-76-95-173
-175-202-199-234 from Lausanne on
Saturday 24th June instead of
nv Général-Guisan |
| 19th June 2000 |
Lake Geneva |
PS Rhône operated
the "Rhône Express"
sailings 64-155 to Lausanne (arr 1705) on
Monday 19th June instead of
PS La Suisse
This required through passengers to change paddle
steamers |
| 18th June 2000 |
Lake Geneva |
PS Rhône operated
the "Rhône Express"
sailings 64-155 from Geneva on
Sunday 18th June instead of
PS La Suisse |
| 17th June 2000 |
Lake Geneva |
PS Rhône operated
the "Rhône Express"
sailings 64-155 from Geneva on
Saturday 17th June instead of
PS La Suisse
In addition,
PS Savoie operated
sailings 175
-202-199-234 from Lausanne instead of
mv Général-Guisan after
a special sailing |
As a result of a large number of the CGN fleet operating Charter
Sailings in connection with the "Bol d'or" Regatta on
Saturday 17th June
mv Léman operated
sailings
65-76-95-173-175
-202-199-234 from Lausanne, including a rare visit to the Upper Lake piers for
this motor vessel
In addition, the small second class only motor launch
mv Col-Vert operated
sailings 47-71-118-83-184
taking the motor launch on a
long sail from Lausanne to Yvoire, first crossing the lake to Evian-les-Bains
then along the French coast
All these sailings traditionally have been operated by paddle
steamers
As this left no vessel for
sailings 127-148
(1515 from Lausanne to Evian-les-Bains and 1600 return), they were withdrawn on this
day! |
| 16th June 2000 |
Lake Geneva |
PS Rhône operated the return
"Rhône Express" sailing
155 from Lausanne (dep
1715) on Friday 16th June instead of
PS La Suisse
This required through passengers to change paddle
steamers |
| 12th June 2000 |
Lake Brienz |
PS Lötschberg operated
sailings 63-64-69-70 (1131 and 1434 from Interlaken to Brienz
and return) on
Whit Monday 12th June instead of
one of the motor vessels |
| 11th June 2000 |
Lake Geneva |
MPV Helvétie made a rare appearance on the
long-distance "Rhône Express"
sailings 64
-155 on
Sunday 11th June instead of
PS La Suisse - this was the first time for many
years that
MPV Helvétie had sailed on timetabled services to
St Gingolph - this large motor paddle vessel normally only sails in
the Little Lake on short cruises (mainly Charters) from Geneva |
| 10th June 2000 |
Lake Geneva |
PS Rhône operated
sailings 65-76-95-173-175
-202-199-234 from Lausanne on Saturday 10th June
instead of mv
Général-Guisan |
| 4th June 2000 |
Lake Geneva |
PS Rhône operated
sailings 65-76-95-173-175-202-199-234 from Lausanne on
Sunday 4th June instead of
mv Général-Guisan |
| 3rd June 2000 |
Lake Luzern |
PS
Unterwalden operated
sailings 7-18-21-24 instead of
PS Uri |
| 1st June 2000 |
Lake Brienz |
PS Lötschberg operated
sailings 63-64-69-70
(1131 and 1434 from Interlaken to Brienz and return) on
Ascension Thursday 1st June instead of
one of the motor vessels |
| Lake Thun |
PS Blümlisalp operated
sailings 15-16 (1330 from Thun to Interlaken and return)
on Ascension Thursday 1st June instead of
one of the motor vessels |
| 28th May 2000 |
All Lakes |
Sunday 28th May marked the start of Summer Schedules for the five Swiss Lakes
(including calls at most of the "Summer Only" piers)
There were minor timing alterations to many services - for full details see the individual
Timetable Index for lakes
Brienz,
Geneva,
Luzern,
Thun and
Zurich
Thirteen paddle steamers were on timetabled service on this
date |
| 20th May 2000 |
Lake Geneva |
PS Rhône operated
sailings 65-76-80-191 instead of
MV Chablais
This was the first time for many years that
PS Rhône had sailed on timetabled services from Lausanne - in
the afternoon, calls were made at most of the small Upper Lake piers - again the first time
for many years by this paddle steamer |
| 14th May 2000 |
Lake Luzern |
PS
Unterwalden operated
sailings 17-28 instead of
PS Schiller
on Swiss Mothers Day |
| 7th May 2000 |
Lake Luzern |
PS
Schiller operated sailings 17-28
Weekdays and Sundays from 7th May to
24th September 2000
(also "odd" dates between 16th April and 5th May)
subject to charter commitments |
| 30th April 2000 |
All lakes |
Swiss Navigation Day - Sunday
30th April
Twelve paddle steamers were in public service on the
same day!
Was this a record for April? |
| Lake Brienz |
PS Lötschberg commenced operation on
Sunday 30th April
(Swiss Navigation Day) with the usual sailings
63-64-69-70 - this was the first time a paddle steamer had sailed on
Lake Brienz during April on timetabled service for many years |
| Lake Geneva |
PS Savoie operated sailings
64-155 on Sunday
30th April (Swiss Navigation Day) - this was
the first time a paddle steamer (as opposed to a
motor paddle vessel) has sailed on Lake
Geneva during April on timetabled services for many years |
In addition
PS Rhône met
mv Lausanne,
mv Henry-Dunant and
mv Ville-de-Genève and they
sailed together between Yvoire and Nyon in the afternoon as part of a
naval
parade to mark restoration of the four vessels which were damaged during
hurricane "Lothar" on 26th December 1999 |
| Lake Luzern |
In addition to the usual spring Sunday sailings,
PS Schiller and
PS Gallia both operated
morning sailings at 0916 and 1020 to Stansstad and Küssnacht am Rigi respectively |
| Lake Thun |
PS Blümlisalp commenced operation on
Sunday 30th April (Swiss Navigation Day) with the usual
sailings 15-16 - this was the first time a
paddle steamer had sailed on Lake Thun during April on timetabled service for many years
|
| Lake Zurich |
Both paddle
steamers were in public service on Lake Zurich for
Swiss Navigation Day operating special sailings -
PS Stadt Zürich
operated special "one hour trips" at 1030, 1200, 1330, 1500 and 1630
PS Stadt Rapperswil
operated a "four hour trip" at 1330
This was the first time a paddle steamer had sailed in public service on Lake Zurich
during April for many years |
| 15th April 2000 |
Lake Luzern |
PS
Schiller took part in a special
lake parade along with the other four
paddle steamers on
Saturday 15th April to mark
her re-entry into service after a major two-year rebuild |
| This paddle
steamer commenced normal timetabled sailings the
following day |
| 1st April 2000 |
Lake Geneva |
MPV Italie was the first paddle vessel to enter service and operated the
Geneva based sailings
80-71-118-83-166-99 to Yvoire (France) on
Saturday 1st April
this continued to apply on Saturdays and Sundays until the end of the month |
| 1st January 2000 |
Lake Luzern |
1st and 2nd January 2000
PS Uri operated the scheduled
sailings 17-26 on
New Year's Day Saturday and
Sunday |
|
9th March 2004
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