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PS Schiller (Lake Luzern)  photo: Simon Caldwell The paddle steamer sails close to the shore at Brunnen on her return sailing 26 from Flüelen to Luzern | ||
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3 Paddle Steamers (Lake Luzern)  picture: Luzern webcam Just PSs Stadt Luzern, Schiller and Uri along with one motor vessel head off for Brunnen on the annual parade on Swiss National Day - Monday 1st August A far cry from earlier years when all five paddle steamers and several motor vessels took part | ||
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MPV Italia (Lake Garda)   photos: Jean Gersbach The motor paddle vessels returns home on the last sailing 78 of the day from Malcesine She is seen calling ar Limone and later on arrival at Riva | ||
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PS Unterwalden (Lake Luzern)   photos: Robert Horlacher The paddle steamer sails close to Ennetbürgen and later approaches Bouchs on the only steamer sailing 9 of the week (on Sunday mornings) from Luzern to Beckenried which calls at these piers | ||
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PS Rhône (Lake Geneva)  photo: William Campbell The paddle steamer (which took over the Little-Lake sailing two days earlier) inter-connects with her sister PS Montreux from Lausanne each evening at Yvoire She is seen setting off back to Geneva on her last sailing 389 of the day | ||
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PS Unterwalden (Lake Luzern)  
 
 photos: Carlo Sottocasa Prior to Covid, one of the small motor vessels used to operate a lunchtime cruise "Round the Upper Lake" from Brunnen to cater for passengers walking along the "Weg der Schweiz" (The Swiss path) calling at the main intermediate piers These sailings 43-44 now start from Luzern (also acting as a relief to the 1112 "Gotthard Panormic Express" sailing) and are now rostered to a paddle steamer - normally PS Unterwalden on weekdays or PS Gallia on Sundays PS Unterwalden is seen setting off from Luzern on sailing 43 on a fine summer's day The other four paddle steamers were also in service | ||
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PSs Rhône and Savoie (Lake Geneva)  click on photo to zoom in to the paddle steamers photo: Robert Monch The "old" and the "new" PS Rhône (left) has arrived from Lausasnne to take over the "Petit-Lac" (Little Lake) sailings from PS Savoie which becomes the "standby" ship | ||
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PS Savoie (Lake Geneva) 
 photo: Robert Monch also picture: Coppet webcam The paddle steamer sets off from Geneva then later approaches Coppet on her outward evening sailing 388 from Geneva to Yvoire and return Owing to a shortage of crews, this became her final planned timetabled sailing of 2022 ..........but she will resmain "on standby" at Geneva in case of a major breakdown of one of her sisters The following day PS Rhône sailed light to Geneva to take over the "Petit Lac (Little Lake)" sailings which re-comenced on the Tuesday whilst MPV Vevey covered her daily Lausanne-Geneva-Lausanne sailings 101-106 from the Monday | ||
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PS Rhône (Lake Geneva) 
 pictures: Morges and Nyon webcams  photo: Jean Vernet The paddle steamer eventually returned to service after spending much of the She is seen rounding the headland to approach Morghes pier and later calling at Nyon on her slightly late outward sailing 101 from Lausanne to Geneva After returning to Lausanne she then operated the evening cruise sailing 982 to Montreux where she is seen approaching | ||
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MPV Vevey (Lake Geneva)  photo: Jean Vernet The Le Bouveret based motor paddle vessel departs at Montreux on her first sailing 901 of the day to Lausanne on a bright, sunny Sunday morning | ||
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PS Unterwalden (Lake Luzern)  photo: Ernst Mischler The paddle steamer operates an additional short timetabled "Breakfast Cruise" to Beckenried on Sundays which also acts as a feeder into and out of other sailings As there is only one berth at Beckenried, she has to call (to set down) then move out of the way to allow two other ships to call before returning to the pier (to pick up) with those remaining on board getting an additional short sailing "off-Bechenried" - known affectionately by some locals as the "dog tour" She is seen circling round between sailing 9 from Luzern and sailing 10 returning back to Luzern | ||
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PS Savoie (Lake Geneva)  photo: Robert Monch The paddle steamer stands in front of the "big wheel" at Jardin Anglaias pier in Geneva prior to operating her regular evening sailing 388 to Yvoire | ||
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PS Rhône (Lake Geneva)  photo: François Rentsch Following repairs, the paddle steamer undertakes a "test" sailing and is seen near Cully
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PS Concordia (Lake Como) 
 
 photos: Carlo Sottocasa The paddle steamer made one of her "occasional" visits to Lecco and is seen at Como (sailing 216) Bellagio (sailings 216 and 217) also Lecco ('special' sailing Sp-1) A similar sailing is planned for Sunday 18th September 2022 | ||
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PS Concordia (Lake Como) 
 photos: Daniel Eichenberger Further photos of the day the paddle steamer made one of her "occasional" timetabled visits to Lecco This time she is initially seen approaching whilst operating the early-afternoon outward sailing 216 from Bellagio then later having just arrived at Como after sailing 249 and about to sail back 'light' to Tavernola after a long day in service | ||
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PS Montreux (Lake Geneva)  photo: Robert Monch The paddle steamer stands at the outer berth at Yvoire before setting off back to Lausanne on sailing 488 Every evening in the summer she provides the last "interchange" with sister PS Savoie operating a similar from Geneva | ||
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PS La Suisse (Lake Geneva)  photo: Jean Vernet The paddle steamer eventually managed to operate her much delayed first "Timetabled sailing of 2022" from Lausanne Unfortunately after just one "Round the Upper Lake" trip operating sailings 200-201 on arrival back at Lausanne she was taken out of service with further "technical problems"
She is seen approaching Montreux on return sailing 201 - at least photographic evidence that she did actually enter service on Wednesday - even if it was for "less than three hours" !!!!! | ||
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PS Simplon (Lake Geneva)  photo: Robert Monch The paddle steamer sets off from Geneva on her short early-evening sailing 384 In previous years this only operated on Fridays as an "After Work" cruise.......... ..........but from 2022 this now runs daily and includes a call at Hermance | ||
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PS La Suisse (Lake Geneva)  photo: François Rentsch The paddle steamer undertakes a "test" sailing from Ouchy harbour following attention to the overheated piston rod of her high pressure cylinder Providing this was considered 'successful' it is hoped the paddle steamer will be able to operate her first timetabled sailing of 2022 as early as Wednesday (so far her only sailing this year was as part of the special Naval Parade on Sunday 22nd May | ||
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PS Unterwalden (Lake Geneva)  photo: Robert Horlacher The paddle steamer passes Burgenstock on her afternoon sailing 21 from Luzern to Flüelen as seen from passing PS Uri | ||
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PSs Montreux and Simplon (Lake Geneva)   photos: Alain Vuistiner PS Montreux (left) waits for the arrival of from which MPV Vevey could be seen setting off on sailing 806 to Vevey | ||
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PS Montreux (Lake Geneva)  photo: Robert Horlacher On the first day of the summer timetable.......... ..........the oldest operational paddle steamer on the lake approaches Le Bouveret on the return leg of her first public sailing 205 from Lausanne to the Upper Lake | ||
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PS Blümlisalp (Lake Thun)  photo: Lukas Bruckner The paddle steamer heads across the lake to Merligen having just called at Faulensee on her morning sailing 15 from Thun to Interlaken in bright sunshine | ||
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PS Stadt Luzern (Lake Luzern)  picture: Luzern webcam The sun is dropping fast as the largest paddle steamer loads at Pier No.1 Luzern for the "Sunset Cruise" sailing 33 to Beckenried | ||
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PS Rhône (Lake Geneva)  photo: Alain Vuistiner The paddle steamer approaches Lutry her lunchtime sailing 825 back to Lausanne This was her last day in public service during the Spring 2022 timetable period as she had private charters on the next two days | ||
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MPV Italie and PS Rhône (Lake Geneva)  photo: Jean Vernet The motor paddle vessel is seen near Vevey on her last sailing 907 of the day from the Upper lake back to Lausanne She is joined by PS Rhône on a charter sailing | ||
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PS Stadt Zürich (Lake Zurich) 
 photos: Robert Horlacher The paddle steamer operated the mid-morning sailing 105 from Zurich to Rappersil and is seen arriving then departing Küsnacht | ||
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PS Gallia (Lake Luzern)  photo: Lukas Bruckner The paddle steamer covered for her sister on the morning sailings 7-18 and is seen swinging round to Brunnen in bright sunshine on the return leg from Flüelen to Luzern | ||
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PS Stadt Rapperswil (Lake Zurich)  photo: Robert Horlacher Painting of the "below the water" section of the paddle steamer is now well underway in the covered drydock at Wollishofen After completion of her major overhaul she is planned to return to service in time for the 2023 season | ||
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PS Simplon (Lake Geneva)  photo: Robert Monch Complete with flags flying, the paddle steamer sets off from Lausanne for a charter sailing on the lake | ||
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PS Blümlisalp (Lake Thun)  photo: Harold Blythe The paddle steamer has just departed Oberhofen pier on her daily sailing 15 from Thun to Interlaken | ||
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PS Blümlisalp (Lake Thun)  photo: Leila Blythe The paddle steamer sails close to the shore as she heads towards Merlingen whilst operating afternoon sailing 16 before crossing the lake to Spiez and returning to Thun The destinctive pyramid shape of the Niesen can be seen in the background | ||
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PS Concordia (Lake Como)  photo: Jacopo Memeo The paddle steamer nears Bellagio on sailing 216 where most of her passengers will alight for a 'two-hour lunch break' ahore before she continues to Lecco to meet a steam train which started at Milan | ||
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MPV Italia (Lake Garda)  picture: Limone webcam It's "full astern" as the motor paddle vessel arrives at Limone for the first time in 2022 on sailing 72 from Malcasine to Riva | ||
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MPV Italie (Lake Geneva)  photo: Robert Monch The motor paddle vessel is seen near Cully on her last sailing 907 of the day heading back to Lausanne She is seen from PS Simplon on a sunny evening sailing to Montreux | ||
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PS Lötschberg (Lake Brienz)  picture: Bônigen webcam The paddle steamer sets off from Bönigen on her first sailing 63 of the season from Interlaken to Brienz | ||
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11th August 2022
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