Swiss Paddle Steamers
first sailings in 2009


Fourteen   Swiss paddle steamers now in service
name
lake
first day in service
PS Blümlisalp
Lake Thun
Sunday 31st May 2009  
PS Gallia
Lake Luzern
Sunday 3rd May 2009
PS La Suisse
Lake Geneva
Saturday 16th May 2009
PS Lötschberg
Lake Brienz
Sunday 31st May 2009  
PS Montreux
Lake Geneva
Sunday 24th May 2009
PS Rhône
Lake Geneva
Good Friday 10th April 2009
PS Savoie
Lake Geneva
Friday 22nd May 2009
PS Schiller
Lake Luzern
Tuesday 19th May 2009
PS Simplon
Lake Geneva
Sunday 26th April 2009
PS Stadt Luzern
Lake Luzern
Sunday 19th April 2009
PS Stadt Rapperswil
Lake Zurich
Sunday 5th April 2009
PS Stadt Zürich
Lake Zurich
Sunday 26th April 2009
PS Uri
Lake Luzern
Good Friday 10th April 2009
previously in service until
Sunday 4th January 2009
MPV Vevey
Lake Geneva
Sunday 15th March 2009
previously in service until
Sunday 1st February 2009
 
name
lake
expected  to re-enter service
MPV Helvétie
Lake Geneva
Laid-up, awaiting finance for a new
engine and major re-build
MPV Italie
Lake Geneva
Laid-up, awaiting finance for a new
engine and major re-build
PS Neuchâtel
Lake Neuchâtel
Laid-up,  awaiting finance to
install her "new" steam engine and a
major re-build
Normally open for public viewing
at Neuchâtel harbour on the
first Tuesday of most months in 2009
PS Unterwalden
Lake Luzern
Undertaking a 2-year major re-build


Lake Brienz Lake Como Lake Garda Lake Geneva Lake Konstanz Lake Luzern Lake Maggiore Lake Neuchâtel Lake Thun Lake Zurich
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Updated - Lakes Brienz, Geneva, Luzern, Thun, Zurich, Konstanz, Maggiore, Como, Garda 31st May 2009   e-mail   (c)2008-2009 John B Bird