ZSG in 2011 - Zürichsee Schifffahrtsgesellschaft - Lake Zurich

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	ZSG Fleet 1984 - 2017 Zürichsee Schifffahrtsgesellschaft All images link to larger copies which will open in a new window/tab
	This page shows images of the Zürich fleet of ZSG (Zürichsee Schifffahrtsgesellschaft) from visits between 1984 and 2017. The current fleet includes two magnificent paddle steamer Stadt Zürich and Stadt Rapperswil , plus a fleet of impressive motor vessels both old and very modern, all beautifully maintained. Thee are fewer tourists on the lake compared to other major Swiss lakes, but the locals make extensive use of the services for both commuting and pleasure, and the company runs a wide variety of special excursions to keep people interested. Many of the smaller and older vessels in the fleet which run local circular trips were replaced with five smart new vessels between 1997-2001. In 2007 a large new triple-deck excursion vessel Panta Rhei was delivered, particularly for charter and special trips. Both the paddle steamers Stadt Rapperswil and Stadt Zürich have received substantial investment in recent years and are magnificent vessels to travel on. The motor vessels are also impressive and well worth investigating. ZSG map of Zürichsee Image: ©ZSG - Click to open larger image in new window

	Sections on this Page:- 1: Paddle Steamers 2: Motor Vessels 3: Wollishofen Shipyard Paddle Vessels on this Page:- Stadt Rapperswil - 1914-1973 (diesel) Stadt Zürich - 1909- Motorships on this Page:- Albis (3) - 1997- Bachtel - 1962- Forch - 2001- Helvetia (2) - 1964- Limmat - 1958- Linth - 1952- Panta Rhei - 2007- Pfannenstiel - 1998- Säntis - 1957- Uetliberg - 1999- Wädenswil (2) - 1968- Zimmerberg - 2001- ZSG Timetable Archive (PDF Files):- 2011 Complete Timetables - 4.5MB PDF (German) 2011 Round Trip Timetables - 2MB PDF (English) 2011 Round Trip Timetables - 1MB PDF (German) 2011 Passenger Ferry Timetables - 1MB PDF (German) 2011 Fleet Factsheets - 12.5MB PDF Other Simplon ZSG Pages:- ZSG 2011 - Zürichsee Schifffahrtsgesellschaft - This page Linth - ZSG (1952) Stadt Rapperswil - ZSG (1914)	Other Simplon Alpine Lakes Pages:- Alpine Lake Steamers Header Page CGN Header Page CGN Page 1 - CGN Paddle Steamers 1822-1886 CGN Page 2 - CGN Paddle Vessels 1887-2004 CGN Page 3 - CGN Screw Motor Vessels CGN Page 4 - The 2004 CGN Fleet CGN Page 5 - The 2005 CGN Fleet CGN Page 6 - The 2007 CGN Fleet CGN Page 7 - The 2011 CGN Fleet LNM - Lacs de Neuchâtel & Morat NLC - Lago di Como ZSG - Zürichsee Schifffahrtsgesellschaft Associated Simplon Pages Alpine Lake Steamers Header Page Cruise Ships Ocean Liners UK Excursion Vessels World Ferry Fleets Simplon Postcards - Home Page Simplon Postcards - Recent Updates - Simplon Postcards facebook page References Schiffahrt auf dem Zürichsee by Josef Gwerder, Erich Liechti & Juerg Meister Birkhauser Verlag, Basel 7 Stuttgart, 1976 Official Alpine Steamer Websites ZSG - Lake Zürich - Zürichsee Schifffahrtsgesellschaft - www.zsg.ch CGN - Lake Geneva - Compagnie Générale de Navigation sur le lac Léman - www.cgn.ch BSG - Bielersee - www.bielersee.ch LNM - Lac de Neuchâtel - www.navig.ch NLC - Lago di Como - www.navlaghi.it L’Association des amis des bateaux à vapeur du Léman - www.abvl.ch - Lac Léman supporters Trivapor Official Website - www.trivapor.ch - Restoring DS Neuchâtel
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Stadt Zürich was built in 1909 by Escher-Weiss of Zürich. She is very similar to the later Stadt Rapperswil but can be easily distinguished by the Rapperswil's impressive cross-tree on the foremast, and a different design of paddle box. She is 60m long and carries 750 passengers. Her engines were also built by Escher-Weiss and generate 368kW (500hp). She is due to have her engines fully dismantled for maintenance during the winter 2011/12 for the first time since building in 1909. I first visited Zürich in 1984 to see the paddle steamers, whilst on a holiday based in Luzern. ZSG seemed quite reluctant in the 1980s to use the steamers. The timetables said that one would operate on Wednesdays but sadly neither paddler was in use, despite the glorious weather visible in my images.
Stadt Zürich Fact Sheet (1MB PDF File)

Linth was built in 1952 by Bodanwerft, Kressbronn, and is the oldest large motor vessel in service on Zürichsee. She is an extremely impressive three-decked vessel similar to vessels delivered by the same yard for the Deutsche Bundesbahn (DB) on Bodensee (Lake Constance), of which many have now been scrapped. Linth has been beautifully maintained and is a pleasure to sail on. She carries 1000 passengers, is 54m long and is powered by twin MAN diesels each of 365Kw (485hp). She has an impressive beam of 11.6m, almost the same as the paddlers, allowing a spacious promenade deck around the outside of the main saloons.