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 Afloat again after her major re-build | |
Builder -- Escher-Wyss 1912, No 578 Displacement 157.5 tons Speed -- 23.54 km/h Date withdrawn from service -- 1969 Date re-launched -- Wednesday 14th August 2013 Date returned to service -- Friday 11th April 2014 Length -- 48.50m Breadth -- 6.00m (11.00m over paddle boxes) Passenger capacity -- 300 | ||
timetabled sailings from Neuchâtel on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays throughout the main season | ||
| mid-June 2024 | NOW expected to commence her regular advertised timetabled 'tourist' sailings from "mid-June" | |
| 23rd May 2024 |
Owing to an ongoing "banging noise" the paddle steamer
was taken out of service after operating the return
lunch
cruise on
Friday 24th May and she proceeded to the dock to avoid
any unnecessary further damage pending a specialist examination This identified a problem with the bearing of her HP crank - which has too much 'play' Some new parts are required and it is anticipated it will take until "mid-June" to fix | |
| 9th May 2024 | First timetabled sailings
of the season Owing to an engine problem, the paddle steamer operated the Cudrefin "ferry" sailings instead of those originally ADVERTISED - commencing Ascension Thursday 9th May | |
| 4th May 2024 | Operated a pre-season special sailing for the Trivapor AGM held at Twann/Douanne on Saturday 4th May | |
| Winter 2023 | Ten years of
preservation In addition to her normal annual winter maintenance she undertook her first '10 year survey' and an overhaul at LNM's Nid-du-Cro shipyard after the previous decade when she was preserved incuding a major-rebuild for Trivapor The most inportant part was confirmation that her hull is in excellent condition despite the usual dirty 'tide marks' just above the waterline | |
| 24th September 2023 | Last sailings of
the season Operated her normal sailings 211-23-24-215-217 from Neuchâtel which included her final visit of 2023 to Lake Morat/Murten on Sunday 24th September | |
| 1st August 2023 | Operated a special Swiss National Day fireworks cruise at 2000 from Neuchâtel on Tuesday 1st August | |
| 3rd June 2023 |
Operated the first of her monthly visits to
| |
| 13th May 2023 | First timetabled sailings
of the season Operatb the revised sailings 411-142-313-213-315 from Neuchâtel to Estavayer-le-Lac on Saturday 13th May | |
| 7th May 2023 | delayed 150 Years of the LMN "Parade" Took part in the re-dated special Parade to mark 150 years of the LNM on Sunday 7th May - originally planned for Saturday 1st October 2022 | |
| 6th May 2023 | Operatde a pre-season charter sailing following the Trivapor AGM held at Neuchâtel on Saturday 6th May | |
| 2nd October 2022 | Last sailings of the
season Remained in public service until Sunday 2nd October (the first week of the autumn timetable) and operated sailings 102-103-104-105 vice a motor vessel | |
| 1st October 2022 | 150 Years of the LNM
"Parade" Originally planned to take part in the special Parade to mark 150 years of the LNM on Saturday 1st October but this was CANCELLED on the day due to gales - postponed until Sunday 7th May 2023 | |
| 1st August 2022 | Operated a special Swiss National Day fireworks cruise at 2000 from Neuchâtel on Monday 1st August | |
| 14th May 2022 | First timetabled sailings
of the season Ooperated sailings 201-203-205 from Neuchâtel to Estavayer-le-Lac on Saturday 14th May | |
| 7th May 2022 | Operated a pre-season charter sailing for the Trivapor AGM which this year was held at Morat/Murten folowed by a lunch cruise on Saturday 7th May | |
| 2nd October 2021 | Operated a post-season charter sailing for the Trivapor AGM which this year was held at Grandson folowed by a lunch cruise on Saturday 2nd October | |
| 1st October 2021 | Last timetabled
sailings of the season Remained in public service until Friday 1st October (the first week of the autumn timetable) and operated sailings 103-104-105vice a motor vessel | |
| 22nd August 2021 | Owing to a defective "water level sensor," she remained at Neuchâtel harbour on Sunday 22nd August whilst repairs were carried out leaving her sailings to be covered by a motor vessel | |
| 3rd August 2021 | As if the delayed start to the season was not bad enough, a shortage of steam engineers resulted in the paddle steamer having to be replaced by a motor vessel on both Tuesday 3rd August and Thursday 5th August | |
| 31st July 2021 | First actual
sailings of the season Following only a slight reduction to the water level on the lake, limited sailing re-started but the planned monthly visit by the paddle steamer to - she operated the normal Saturday sailings 201-203-205 instead | |
| 17th July 2021 | Revised first planned
sailings of the season Following the fitting of a replacement generator, the paddle steamer was eventually planned to operate sailings 201-203-205 to | |
| 5th June 2021 | First planned sailings
of the season Following further Coronavirus delays, the NLM eventually started sailings on Saturday 5th June, but during tests earlier in the week the paddle steamer's generator was found to be faulty, so her new planned sailings 201-203-205 had to be replaced by a motor vessel | |
| 26th September 2020 | Last sailings of
the season Operated her revised sailings 61-52-53-54-64 from Neuchâtel to Morat/Murten including three citcuita of the lake She was originally planned to sail to Estavayer-le-Lac the following day (Saturday 27th September) but was replaced last minute by a motor vessel due to string | |
| 1st August 2020 | The annual Swiss National Day fireworks cruise from Neuchâtel on Saturday 1st August was cancelled due to the Coronavirus precautions | |
| 4th July 2020 | First actual sailings of the
delayed season Operated a revised timetable consisting of sailings 61-52-53-54-66 from Neuchâtel to Morat/Murten including three sailings round the smaller lake on Saturday 4th July | |
| 7th June 2020 | Originally planned to operate the first of four monthly timetabled sailings 201-82-91-92-83-204 from Neuchâtel to Yverdon-les-Bains on Sunday 7th June, but all four were cancelled due to the Coronavirus precautions | |
| 17th May 2020 | First planned sailings of the
season Originally planned to operate sailings 202-63-64-206-208 from Neuchâtel on Sunday 17th May, but these were cancelled due to the Coronavirus precautions | |
| 29th September 2019 | Last sailings of
the season Operated her regular sailings 202-63-64-206-208 from Neuchâtel on Sunday 29th September | |
| 1st August 2019 | Operated a special Swiss National Day fireworks cruise at 2000 from Neuchâtel on Thursday 1st August | |
| 2nd June 2019 | Operated the first of four monthly timetabled sailings 201-82-91-92-83-204 from Neuchâtel to Yverdon-les-Bains on Sunday 2nd June | |
| 25th May 2019 | New for 2019 Operated the first of weekly Saturday timetabled sailings 41-42 from Neuchâtel to Bienne/Biel on Saturday 25th May | |
| 19th May 2019 | First public sailings of
the season Operated sailings 202-63-64-206-208 from Neuchâtel on Sunday 19th May | |
| 18th May 2019 | Operated a pre-season charter sailing for the Trivapor AGM which this year was held at Lüscherz calling at the small pier - which is not used by the regular timetabled sailings - on Saturday 18th May | |
| 30th September 2018 | Last sailings of
the season Operated her regular sailings 202-63-64-206-208 from Neuchâtel on Sunday 30th September | |
| 1st August 2018 | Operated a special Swiss National Day fireworks cruise at 2000 from Neuchâtel on Wednesday 1st August | |
| 15th July 2018 |
On arrival back at Neuchâtel after her morning sailing to Portalban
on Sunday 15th July
she had problems (possibly the funnel lowering mechanism) so
mv Ville-de-Neuchâtel covered
sailings 63-64 and probably the rest of the day After also missing her sailings on the following Tuesday for repairs she was able to return to service on Thursday 19th July | |
| 3rd June 2018 | Operated the first of four monthly timetabled sailings 201-82-91-92-83-204 from Neuchâtel to Yverdon-les-Bains on Sunday 3rd June | |
| 19th May 2018 | First sailings of
the season Operated sailings 202-63-64-206-208 from Neuchâtel on Saturday 19th May | |
| 24th September 2017 | Last sailings of
the season Operated sailings 202-63-64-205-206 from Neuchâtel on Sunday 24th September | |
| 1st September 2017 | Operated a private charter sailing all the way to Biel on Friday 1st Seotember - this was the only visit of the year to Lake Biel | |
| 1st August 2017 | Operated a special Swiss National Day fireworks cruise at 2000 from Neuchâtel on Tuesday 1st August | |
| 23rd June 2017 |
Operated three days of special sailings for the Yverdon-les-Bains "Fêtes Eau-Lac"
on | |
| 4th June 2017 | Operated the first of four monthly timetabled sailings 201-201-82-91-92-83-204 from Neuchâtel to Yverdon-les-Bains on Sunday 4th June | |
| 23rd May 2017 | First timetabled sailings of
the season Operated sailings 202-63-64-205-206 from Neuchâtel on Tuersday 23rd May | |
| 20th May 2017 | First sailing of
the season Operated a special pre-season sailing to Morat for the Trivapor AGM on Saturday 20th May | |
| 25th September 2016 | Last sailings of
the season Operated sailings 61-52-53-54-66 from Neuchâtel on Sunday 25th September | |
| 1st August 2016 | Operated a special Swiss National Day fireworks cruise at 2000 from Neuchâtel on Monday 1st August | |
| 24th June 2016 |
Again operated three days of special sailings for the Yverdon-les-Bains "Fêtes Eau-Lac"
on | |
| 7th June 2016 |
On arrival back at Neuchâtel after her regular sailings on
Tuesday 7th June
a crack was discovered in the
covering plate of the condenser and all sailings from Wednesday onwards were replaced
by a motor vessel Temporary repairs were made to enable her to return to service for the Yverdon-les-Bains "Fêtes Eau-Lac" weekend | |
| 5th June 2016 | Operated the first of four monthly timetabled sailings 201-82-83-92-204 from Neuchâtel to Yverdon-les-Bains on Sunday 5th June | |
| 28th May 2016 | First timetabled sailings of
the season Operated sailings 202-63-64-205-206 from Neuchâtel on Saturday 28th May | |
| 21th May 2016 | First sailing of
the season Operated a special pre-season sailing to Concise for the Trivapor AGM on Saturday 21st May | |
| 27th September 2015 | Last timetabled sailings of
the season Operated sailings 61-52-53-54-66 from Neuchâtel on Sunday 27th September | |
| 1st August 2015 | Operated a special fireworks cruise from Neuchâtel on Swiss National Day on Saturday 1st August | |
| 26th June 2015 | Operated three days of special sailings from Yverdon-les-Bains commencing Friday 26th June | |
| 20th June 2015 | Operated a special sailing to Biel (he only visit of the year) for the Trivapor AGM on Saturday 31st May | |
| 23rd May 2015 | First timetabled sailings of
the season Operated sailings 204-63-64-207-209 from Neuchâtel on Saturday 23rd May | |
| 14th August 2014 | Last sailings of
the season The paddle steamer operated sailings 204-63-64-207-209-210 on Thursday 14th August despite a noticable "smell" coming from the boiler room | |
| An inspecition the following morning revealed a major
problem with the boiler and the paddle steamer was immediately withdrawn
from service Despite attempts to undertake quick repairs, it was not possible for these to be completed in time for a return to service in 2014 | ||
| 17th July 2014 |
Broke down at La Sauge
pier on the return
sailing 64 from Morat on
Thursday 17th July and her passengers were transferred
to the following service operated by
She returned to service the following day | |
| 29th May 2014 | Operated three days of special sailings from Yverdon-les-Bains on Ascension Thursday 29th May Friday 30th May and Saturday 31st May | |
| 24th May 2014 | First public sailings of
the season Following many decades out of service the paddle steamer finally returned to public service and take over some of the Neuchâtel based sailings as part of the LNM fleet to the Three Lakes commencing Saturday 24th May with a sailing to Estavayer-le-Lac | |
| 17th May 2014 | A special sailing from Neuchâtel to the Trivapor A G M at Yverdon-les-Bains and a lunch cruise on Saturday 17th May were both fully booked | |
| 11th April 2014 | Following many decades out of service, re-entered service on Friday 11th April commencing with three 90 minute Return to service private charter sailings from Neuchâtel - repeated the following day | |
14th August 2013 |
After completion of her major re-build, the paddle steamer was again "lifted" from dry-land at Sugiez on Wednesday 14th August and will be towed to for winter lay-up to allow the completion of her internal fittings | |
17th October 2010 |
The paddle steamer "lifted" onto dry-land at Sugiez on
Saturday 17th October
to allow work to start on her major re-build - finance for the first stage has now been secured | |
| 18th/19th September 2010 | The paddle steamer was towed to Sugiez on Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th September via Morat (berthed overnight) to commence her major re-build | |
| 4th September 2010 | The paddle steamer was open for visitors for a "Farewell Visit" on Saturay 4th September prior to leaving her "home" port | |
| 4th February 2010 | The paddle steamer was open for visitors on the first Thursday of February to August inclusive | |
| 5th February 2009 | The paddle steamer was open for visitors on the first Thursdays of February to December inclusive | |
| 6th November 2008 | The paddle steamer was open for visitors on Thursdays 6th November and 4th December in Neuchâtel harbour | |
| 14th April 2007 | The 2007 AGM was held on board the paddle steamer for the first time on Saturday 14th April | |
| 22nd February 2007 | The paddle steamer was transferred to the ownership of "Trivapor" and plans to restore her to operational status using the already acquired Maffei steam engine (see below) will now be developed in detail | |
| 12th February 2005 |
A special steam-hauled passenger and freight train carrierd the former Maffei steam
engine (previously installed in | |
| 1969 to 2007 | The paddle steamer remained static at Neuchâtel spending much of her time as a lakeside resturant | |
| 1968 | Last season in operation | |
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Over the years operated a varied selection of timetabled and special
sailings on and between the three Jura lakes Do you have details of any of her sailings during this time ? | |
| 1912 | Entered service The following year (1913) the paddle steamer inaugurated the daily service between Bienne and Neuchâtel, whilst its twin | |
| Following withdrawal from regular service on the Jura
Lakes, this paddle steamer spent many years serving as
a static resturant at Neuchatel harbour After negotations were completed in 2007 the ship was transferred from her then owner to the Trivapor organisation who plan to restore her to full operational status powered by the Maffei steam engine No.576 previously installed in | ||
11th May 2024 (revised)
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