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MPV Helvétie for at least the 2002 and 2003 seasons as an economy measure, pending finance for a new engine The CGN has also announced that work on  PS Rhône would be given preference, with a major engine overhaul taking place during the winter of 2002-03 following its early withdrawal from service on Sunday 18th August 2002 after breaking down at Geneva At this stage it is not clear just how long this work will last but the paddle steamer is now planned to return to service for the 2003 Summer season (in time for the Mothers Day paddle steamer naval parade on Sunday 11th May 2003 to mark 130 years of the CGN) The 2003 operational paddle steamer fleet at the start of the season is therefore likely to remain at seven - adequate to meet the advertised Peak-Summer 2002 requirement of five daily rosters also some special excursions and private charter sailings  PS Savoie is NOW expected to be withdrawn from service sometime during 2003 for a major re-build and it is understood she should reappear after about a year looking something like the recently totally renovated PS Montreux and then normally be based all-year at Geneva | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The first edition of the Summer 2003 printed Timetable has now been published The are only minor timing alteration to the 2002 peak-Summer timings but note specially that sailing 214 - expected to be operated by PS Rhône (from Sunday 29th June to Sunday 31st August) is now shown to start from Geneva Jardin Anglais at 1835 calling at Pâquis 1840, then Eaux-Vives 1845 (ie - omitting the pick-up call at Mont Blanc) Also sailings 99 and 205 (1645 and 2025 from Yvoire) will terminate at Geneva Jardin-Anglais at 1820 and 2210 respectively It was hoped that the 'two-day' roster sailings* would revert to paddle steamer and/or motor paddle vessel operation on a daily basis, rather than 2002 situation where they were operated for most of the time on alternate days by the much smaller mv Henry-Dunant (which is hardly suitable for passengers making the full-day cruise) However, the same arrangement now looks like being repeated throughout 2003, despite none of these sailings* being advertised in the first edition of the printed timetable to be operated by a paddle steamer
Confirmation is still awaited about the Friday Evening 'Dance Cruises' which were introduced in 2002 by MPV Italie twice "Round the Upper Lake" as an 'extension' of the Rhône Express sailing 172 There is no reference to them in the timetable, although they may still be advertised specially nearer the time One very welcome surprise is the 1415 anti-clockwise sailings 95-173 from Lausanne "Round the Upper Lake" which is shown to be a "Bateaux Belle-Epoque" all Summer
+++++++++++++ Spring 2003 (also similar in Autumn) Some standardisation of the sailings during these periods has been agreed with the Cantons and will apply daily from "30th March to 17th May" and "23rd September to 2nd November" Sailings at the Geneva end of the lake improve with the 1100 sailing 43 from Lausanne to Geneva and the 1430 return sailing 172 operating daily along the Swiss Coast at the expense of weekend French Coast sailings via Thonon-les-Bains The two existing afternoon sailings from Geneva (depart 1430 and 1500) to Yvoire are combined into one leaving at 1430 and making all the calls of both sailings (including the small pier at Hermance on the French border) The first edition of the timetable shows the return sailing from Yvoire at 1645 (giving a short time ashore at this medieval French town) Ironically the second Geneva-based vessel is now be required to enter service for just the 90 minute 'lunch cruise' [Most of these sailings are now expected to worked by a motor vessel but a motor paddle vessel may appear at weekends and on Swiss Public Holidays] However sailings at the Montreux end of the lake suffer some economies with the lunch time ferry-sailing to St-Gingolph cut back to Le Bouveret also the return weekend 1805 sailing from Lausanne to St-Gingolph is withdrawn Afternoon return sailings 155 and 173 (1500 and 1547 on various dates) from St-Gingolph to Lausanne are standardised daily at 1535 (similar to the ultimate Winter 2002-03 timetable) Sailings 30-91-80-191 will only operate at weekends and holidays, but throughout the whole of the Spring and Autumn periods Most "Upper-Lake" sailings will be operated by motor vessels but will still call at the majority of the regular Swiss piers
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the usual selection of 'special public cruises' throughout the Summer operated by both paddle steamers and motor vessels | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
timings based on the first edition of the CGN printed timetable |
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30/3/03-17/5/03 |
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| mv Henry or other vessel |
mv Henry or other vessel |
mv Henry or other vessel |
MPV Vevey or other motor vessel |
MPV Italie or other motor vessel |
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| 80 | 118 | 184 | 92 | 172 | ||
| lunch cruise |
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| - | - | - | - | 14:30 | ||
| 10:15 | - | - | 12:20 | | | ||
| 10:20 | - | - | 12:25 | | | ||
| 10:25 | - | - | | | 14:35 | ||
| Versoix | 10:53 | - | - | | | 15:00 | Versoix |
| Coppet | 11:07 | - | - | | | 15:12 | Coppet |
| Hermance | | | - | - | | | 15:24 | Hermance |
| Nyon | 11:42 | 14:15 | 15:15 | - | 15:54 | Nyon |
| Nernier | 11:53 | 14:30 | | | - | 16:06 | Nernier |
| Yvoire | 12:02 | 14:37 | 15:33 | - | 16:15 | Yvoire |
| Rolle | - | - | - | - | 16:40 | Rolle |
| St-Prex | - | - | - | - | 17:08 | St-Prex |
| Morges | - | - | - | - | 17:20 | Morges |
| - | - | - | - | 17:55 | ||
| 71 | 83 | 99 | 92 | - | ||
| mv Henry or other vessel |
mv Henry or other vessel |
mv Henry or other vessel |
MPV Vevey or other motor vessel |
MPV Italie or other motor vessel |
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timings based on the first edition of the CGN printed timetable |
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30/3/03-17/5/03 |
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| MPV Vevey or other motor vessel |
MPV Italie or other motor vessel |
MPV Italie or other motor vessel |
mv Henry or other vessel |
mv Henry or other vessel |
mv Henry or other vessel |
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| 92 | 43 | 43 | 71 | 83 | 99 | ||
| from lunch cruise |
Sats and Suns ONLY |
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| - | 08:50 | - | - | - | - | ||
| - | via Swiss Coast |
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| - | 10:57 | <<<< | - | - | - | ||
| - | 11:00 | 11:00 | - | - | - | ||
| Morges | - | >>>> | 11:32 | - | - | - | Morges |
| St-Prex | - | - | 11:44 | - | - | - | St-Prex |
| Rolle | - | - | 12:12 | - | - | - | Rolle |
| Yvoire | - | - | 12:45 | 13:45 | 14:45 | 16:45 | Yvoire |
| Nernier | - | - | 12:50 | | | 14:52 | 16:50 | Nernier |
| Nyon | - | - | 13:05 | 14:03 | 15:08 | 17:05 | Nyon |
| Hermance | | | - | | | - | - | 17:33 | Hermance |
| Coppet | | | - | | | - | - | 17:45 | Coppet |
| Versoix | | | - | | | - | - | 17:57 | Versoix |
| | | - | 14:00 | - | - | 18:20 | ||
| 13:40 | - | | | - | - | 18:25 | ||
| 13:50 | - | | | - | - | 18:35 | ||
| - | - | 14:07 | - | - | - | ||
| - | 43 | 172 | 118 | 184 | - | ||
| MPV Vevey or other motor vessel |
MPV Italie or other motor vessel |
MPV Italie or other motor vessel |
mv Henry or other vessel |
mv Henry or other vessel |
mv Henry or other vessel |
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5th February 2003 (rev)
e-mail:john@rhos.screaming.net
(c)2002-2003
John B Bird
