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Photo feature of the last day in service of PS Concordia in 2002 - with photos from several contributors | ||
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Can you help to identify this old Italian paddle steamer ? click here to look | ||
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PS Neuchâtel (Lake Neuchâtel)  photo: Daniel Funk The paddle steamer approaches Cudrefin on the final day of her extended season covering the cross-lake ferry runs vice the usual motor vessel She is seen on sailing 104 - her pen-ultimate arrival of the 2022 season | ||
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PS Concordia (Lake Como)   photos: Carlo Sottocasa The paddle steamer was also in service on the final Saturday of the season operating her usual Sunday roster to Menaggio and is seen returning to Como on sailing 31 before operating two short early evening sailings to Torno then Urio | ||
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MPV Vevey (Lake Geneva)  photo: Robert Monch The MPV returned to service after her breakdown and is seen about to set off on her first winter Friday evening "Fondue cruise" sailing 390 of the winter | ||
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mv Europa (Lake Luzern)  picture: Luzern webcam The flagship PS Stadt Luzern was replaced on the day by mv Europa on the nain 1110 "Gotthard Express" sailing 13 from Luzern to Flüelen and return DO YOU KNOW WHY ? | ||
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PS Neuchâtel (Lake Morat/Murten)  picture: Morat/Murten webcam The paddle steamer prepares to depart from Morat/Murten on her final public timetabled sailing 64 of 2022 However she is planned to return on Friday 7th October for a post-season Charter | ||
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PS La Suisse (Lake Geneva)  photo: Andrew Smith As this was a local holiday - the paddle steamer sets off from Lausanne on the earlier weekend only sailing 822 to Vevey | ||
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PS Concordia (Lake Como)  photo: Andrew Smith The paddle steamer calls at the ornate Mandello pier on her afternoon sailing 281 from Bellagio to Lecco | ||
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PS Neuchâtel (Lake Neuchâtel)  photo: Andrew Smith The paddle steamer raises steam at her home port of Neuchâtel prior to another regulat Saturday service which included two trips to Estavayer-le-Lac Thanks to the LNM celebrating "150 years" in October, her 2022 season is to be extended by covering the autumn "cross-lake shuttle" on several days as well as taking part in the Parade of all the fleet on the day | ||
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5 Paddle Steamers (Lake Luzern)  picture: Luzern webcam  photo: Robert Horlacher The five paddle steamers set off from Luzern on a special Evening Parade to celebrate 50 years of the Dampferfreunde on Saturday 17th September Later the other four paddle steamers line up in front of PS Stadt Luzern for one of the "maneuvers" during the parade | ||
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PS Gallia (Lake Luzern)  photo: William Campbell The paddle steamer has just arrive back at Luzern after her final timetabled sailing 30 of 2022 from Flüelen | ||
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PS Simplon (Lake Geneva)  photo: Alain Vuistiner The paddle steamer approaches Versoix on her outward afternoon sailing 326 from Geneva to Yvoire with the snow caped Mont Blanc in the background | ||
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PS Savoie (Lake Geneva)  photo: Ernst Mischler 
 photos: Jean Vernet The paddle steamer has spent most of this century operating solely in the Petit-Lac operating out of Geneva This autumn she has re-located to Lausanne operating the weekend only roster to Geneva and return followed by an evening cruise to Montreux She is seen initially arriving at Vevey Marché pier on sailing 982..... .....then 20 minutes later arrving Montreux..... .....before returning to Lausanne operating sailing 983 on her first evening | ||
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PS Concordia (Lake Como) It has been "SUGGESTED" to me the paddle steamer MAY have have had to cover the "full-length" sailing from Como to Colico one weekday in August vice a broken down motor vessel Are YOU able to confirm the date and/or supply any further details/photo for this website ? | ||
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MPV Vevey (Lake Geneva)  photo: Alain Vuistiner The motor paddle vessel has transferred from Le Bouveret and taken over her new 'Geneva based' autumn roster which commences with the weekday Lunch Cruise She is seen departing Pâquis pier on her outward sailing 324 to Hermance | ||
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PS Savoie (Lake Geneva)  photo: Alain Vuistiner The paddle steamer stands at Yvoire (side berth) waiting to return to Geveva on afternoon sailing 327 vice the brokendown PS Rhône This was her final "short" sailing within in the Petit-Lac as sister PS Simplon takes over the following day allowing her to relocate to Lausanne where she will operate the weekend only | ||
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PS Simplon (Lake Geneva)  click on the picture to "zoom in" on the paddle steamer picture: Nyon webcam   photos: Robert Monch The large paddle steamer departs Nyon for Geneva on her final planned "Half Lake" sailing 105 of 2022 from Lausanne.......... ..........BUT as a result of the breakdown of PS Rhône the large paddle steamer will now have to cover the same weekend sailings from the start of the autumn timetable period below - She is seen setting off from Geneva on her morning sailing 102 to Lausanne and finally back at Geneva at the end of the Summer 2022 season | ||
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PS Neuchâtel (Lake Neuchâtel)  photo: Alain Vuistiner The paddle steamer made her final visit of 2022 to Yverdon-les-Bain at the southern end of the lake and is seen approaching at Estavayer-le-Lac on her return sailing 83 | ||
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MPV Italie (Lake Geneva)  picture: Montreux webcam The motor paddle vessel returned to service after her breakdown and is seen calling at Montreux on her last return sailing 907 of the day back to Lausanne | ||
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PS Rhône (Lake Geneva) 
 photos: Alain Vuistiner The paddle steamer operated what eventually turned out to be her final evening sailing 388 from Geneva to Yvoire She is initially seen waiting to depart Geneva Jardin-Anglais pier and later leaving Coppet.......... | ||
ressulting in an early end to her summer season forcing PS Savoie to return to service to cover her roster Can YOU supply any further details/photo of the breakdown for this website ? | ||
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MPV Italia (Lake Garda) 
 pictures: Limione webcam Instead of her usual timetabled sailings, the motor paddle vessel operated a special afternoon excursion from Riva to the Isola del Garda and is seen bedecked in flags calling Limone both outward and on return | ||
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PS Savoie (Lake Geneva)  photo: Robert Monch  photo: Maurice Decoppet The paddle steamer was awakened form her standby "slumbers" to cover for the breakdowne of her larger sister - "PS Simplon She is initially seen unusually waiting to sail from Geneva Pâquis pier (as PS Simplon was blocking the berth at Mont Blanc pier) and later approaching St.Sulpice on the outward sailing 102 to Lausanne | ||
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PSs Uri and Stadt Luzern (Lake Luzern)   photos: Carlo Sottocasa The PS Uri approaches Flüelen on the first sailing 7 of the day from Luzern and after lunch PS Stadt Luzern sets off from Flüelen for Luzern on sailing 24 | ||
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PSs Uri and Gallia (Lake Luzern)   photos: Daniel Eichenberger PS Uri approaches Sisikon on her daily return sailing 18 from Flüelen to Luzern and later PS Gallia approaches Bauen on her outward sailing 17 from Luzern to Flüelen | ||
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PS Montreux (Lake Geneva)  photo: Alain Vuistiner The paddle steamer leaves Cully on the return leg of her afternoon sailing 205 Round the Upper Lake | ||
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PS Concordia (Lake Como)  photo: Daniel Eichenberger The paddle steamer approaches Varenna towards the end of her outward morning sailing 10 from Como to Menaggio | ||
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(Your webmaster's 80th birthday !!!) PS Simplon (Lake Geneva)  photo: Alain Vuistiner PS Simplon departs Coppet for Geneva on her return sailing 105 from Lausanne | ||
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PS Hohentwiel (Lake Konstanz)  photo: Lukas Bruckner The paddle steamer returns to Rorschach at the end of her short special non-landing "Kaiserfahrt" afternoon cruise | ||
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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 Simplon and MPV Vevey (Lake Geneva) 
 photos: William Campbell On a damp late-afternoon, the paddle steamer heads for home near Rolle on return sailing 105 from Lausanne to Geneva followed half an hour later by the motor paddle vessel returning from Geneva to Lausanne on sailing 106 | ||
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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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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 Rhône (Lake Geneva) 
 photos: Robert Monch Owing to a shortage of steam engineers, the paddle steamer was re-located to Geneva to cover the Little Lake sailings allowing her sister PS Savoie to become the "standby" steamer She is seen setting off from Geneva on her first afternoon sailing 308 to Coppet | ||
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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 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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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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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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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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