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Links to Paddle Steamer - related websites (European and general)
For other world areas, see links on the country page in the main database

Where the websites concerned have direct and immediate relevance to the main database, links will normally be displayed in the appropriate place in the database as well as below. This page also includes private and historical websites.

United Kingom

PS Waverley
PS Kingswear Castle
PS Monarch

Switzerland : all sites have up-to-date information on paddle steamer operations / rosters and have ENGLISH LANGUAGE vesions on the website available
(See also preservation societies, Jean Vernet and John Bird sites below)

CGN : Operators of the Lake Geneva paddlers :  Steamer Operations (Affectation des Bateaux)
SGV : Operators of Lake Luzern steamers Uri, Unterwalden, Gallia, Schiller & Stadt Luzern.  : Steamer Operations (Dampfschiff Einsatze)
BLS : Operators of PS Lotschberg (Lake Brienz) and PS Blumlisalp (Lake Thun), Switzerland  :  Steamer Operations (Dampfangebote)
ZSG : Operators of Stadt Zurich and Stadt Rapperswil on Lake Zurich   :  Steamer Operations (DampferINFO : Einsatz der Raddampfer)
Liberty Belle

Germany

Sachsische Dampfschiff Gesellschaft (DSG) : Dresden / Elbe Paddlers
KD: Operators of MPV Goethe on the Rhein
Kaiser Wilhelm on the River Elbe at Lauenburg
Ludwig Fessler on Chiemsee : Chiemsee-Schiffahrt Ludwig Fessler
Hohentwiel on the Bodensee (Lake Constance)
Diessen and Herrsching on the Ammersee in Bavaria

Austria

Gisela on the Traunsee, Austria
MPV Stadt Wien, offering cruises on the Danube from Tulln to Aggstein in Austria
Schonbrunn, on the Danube, based at Linz

Czech Republic

PPS at Prague (Vysehrad, Vltava)
EVD at Prague    Sumava Page

Italy

Ministry of Transport and Shipping : Lake Shipping Department (Garda, Como, Maggiore)

Netherlands

PS Majesteit at Rotterdam
Kapitein Kok

Denmark

PS Hjejlen - Silkeborg

Norway

Skibladner : The world's oldest paddle steamer - Lake Mjosa


Finland

Elias Lonnrot

United Kingdom

Maid of the Loch : awaiting reactivation on Loch Lomond but open as a cafe and for functions
Lincoln Castle : Former Humber paddle ferry now a restaurant at Grimsby, England
Wingfield Castle : Former Humber paddle ferry now a museum exhibit at Hartlepool, England
Compton Castle : much altered but still in existence as a flower shop and tearoom in Truro, Cornwall, England

Switzerland

MPV Geneve : Used as a community centre for young people at Geneva.
Fribourg : On dry land as a restaurant at Portalban, Switzerland
PS Wilhelm Tell : Floating restaurant at Luzern

Germany

MPV Bottger / Friedrich Engels : owned by the YMCA and used as a hotel at Dresden
MPV Poppelmann / Karl Marx : now a hotel ship at Dresden named "Koje"
Riesa : At the Binnenschiffahrts-Museum, Oderberg
Mainz (now called Mannheim) : now an industrial museum moored on the river Neckar at Mannheim

Hungary

Grof Szechenyi
Neszmely Maritime Museum, Hungary : On the danube north of Budapest, several paddle steamers lie in a floating museum
Kossuth : former Danube paddler, now a museum and restaurant in central Budapest   

Preserved Tugs:

Oskar Huber : At the Museum der deutschen Binnenschifffahrt at Duisburg
Ersekcsanad : At the Donau-Schiffahrts-Museum at Regensburg
Wurttemberg : At Magdeburg   

Paddle Steamer Preservation Society Owners of PS Waverley, PS Kingswear Castle and MV Balmoral, keeping the tradition of coastal cruising alive in the UK.
- PSPS's section for younger enthusiasts : Young Paddle Wheels edited by Jack Woodhams
The Scottish branch of the paddle Steamer Preservation Society's Blogspot for the best and most up-to-date news about Waverley and the PSPS's activities in Scotland
- www.heritagesteamers.co.uk ; website of the PSPS's extensive collection of historical artefacts related to paddle steamers including photos, handbills, steamer relics. List of publications and links for purchasing
- www.groups.yahoo.com/group/heritagesteamers : new forum for paddle steamer news, discussion and historical topics related to the PSPS heritage collection
Dampferfreunde Vierwaldstattersee : Lake Lucerne enthusiasts 'website
Amis des Bateaux a Vapeur a Lac Leman : Lake Geneva enthusiasts website
Freunde der Dampfschiffahrt Thuner- und Brienzersee for PS Lotschberg and PS Blumlisalp
Aktion pro Raddampfer : for Stadt Zurich and Stadt Rapperswil on the Zurichsee

Maid of the Loch : Listed above as she is operating as an attraction and restaurant, but owned by a charitable trust working towards her return to service
Medway Queen Preservation Society restoring the classic 1923 paddler on the River Medway, England
John H Amos : new site dedicated to the last steam paddle tug in the UK now adopted for special support by the Medway Maritime Trust
Neuchatel - site of the TRIVAPOR organisation aiming to return restaurant ship PS Neuchatel to steam with the steam engine once of Chiemsee's Ludwig Fessler 
Zoltan Foundation : Hungarian Paddle Steamer news and preservationist site associated with Neszmely Museum, home of paddle tugs Zoltan and Neszmely amongst other vessels

Awareness Campaigns for specific laid-up Paddle Steamers

Ryde : A site developed by Mark Young as focus for support of the languishing ex-Solent paddler
Patria - preservation effort and news updates coordinated by Flaminio Borgonovo. Note : not updated since 2004

Mainly British Interest

PS Waverley - the "official" unofficial site for the "world's last sea-going Paddle Steamer" maintained by Martin Longhurst
The Scottish branch of the paddle Steamer Preservation Society's Blogspot for the best and most up-to-date news about Waverley and the PSPS's activities in Scotland
History of the Compton Castle  by Tony Brett
Paddle Steamer Picture Gallery - British Paddler Photos and histories : the most comprehensive site on the net for British paddler histories, especially the "social" aspects - by Tom Lee
Inverclyde Council website : the "home" of the Caledonian steamers has a comprehensive list with vessel details and some photos of the famous Clyde Steamers
Clyde Steamers - Photos from the 1950s, 60s and 70s by Thomas Goold, presented by his son Al.
Clyde Steamers - An Enthusiast's Guide : An excellent mini-history of Clyde Steamers packed with fascinating and unusual detail -by Donald Kelly
Paddlers and Piers with a wealth of historical paddler post cards and photos sorted by pier and by vessel available from Terry Cooper (Deltatango)
Tod & Macgregor : Site devoted to the Glasgow shipbuilders (including many 19th century Clyde Steamers) by Gregor Macgregor
Clyde River Steamer Club - Association of enthusiasts of the famous Scottish Clyde Steamers
Paddleducks : The definitive site for the steamer modelling community, the place tobe if you need to find steamers plans etc
Simplon Postcards - Plenty of paddlers (British and overseas) amongst this enormous collection of ship cards being assembled by Ian Boyle
Les Epaves au large de Dunkerque - excellent French site charting and describing all the vessels at or lost at Dunkirk in 1940 including Waverley (1899) by F Marquis and M Everaert
RMS Britannia : 1840 paddle steamer - the first of the famous Cunard fleet, built for the transatlantic crossing
Ships of CalMac : includes details of historical Caledonian Steam Packet vessels as well as the current and past CalMac and MacBrayne's fleets
London County Council paddle steamer fleet history presented by the Mid-Essex branch of the World Ship Society   

Mainly European Interest

Swiss / Italian Steamer Timetables : John Bird's extremely comprehensive site with current (and past) timetables, special cruise dates & up-to-date news on paddler rosters
Unofficial CGN (Lake Geneva) site - (almost) everything there is to know about CGN services on Lake Geneva updated regularly by Jean Vernet
Schaufelraddampfer.de : Franz Neumeier and Carmen Winkler's comprehensive European Paddle Steamers site.
Simplon Post Cards : in addition to this major post card collection, website owner Ian Boyle has a particular interest in Lake Geneva paddlers and publishes a lot of his own photography here
Bodenseeschifffahrt.de : The internet site with everything about Lake Constance ships, past and present
dampfschiffe.ch : Swiss site covering local and central European steamers by Nadia Joehr with numerous photos
Dampfaktuell : Swiss steam site with sections covering various paddle steamers (Vltava and Vysehrad, Ticonderoga, Blumlisalp, Greater Buffalo/Greater Detroit)
    : including Photos of and report on the diesel engine of MPV Italie dated 30/9/05  by Olivier Bachmann
Stadt Wien - the local paddler and Jeanie Deans the Scottish favourite of Austrian enthusiast Jessica Drescher
Hungarian Ship Register : list of all Hungarian vessels past and present with links to vessel pages with details and photos. Indexes by owners/fleets and by vessel types (eg side wheelers , paddle tugs etc)
Russian River Ships : Rare photos of the classic 737 series of river paddlers
Swiss Transport Photos : link directly to the Swiss Steamers page of Ray Ward's general transport photography site
Lake Annecy Paddle Steamers - Historical site by Phillipe Courtois 
Photos of the Lake Lucerne Dampferparade of 1 May 2004  by Patrick Borer
PS Hjejlen : John, living in Denmark has this page on his personal site covering the Silkeborg-based paddler
Surviving steamers in Serbia (including Krajina, Split and paddle tugs) : none operational, most now derelict by Milos Vasiljevic
Video Clips of Schoenbrunn between Linz and Grein in 2007 : presented by Austrian enthusiast Ernst Galutschek

Museums with items of Steamer Interest

Hollycombe Steam Collection : Fun park based on "Steam" attractions. Site of the engine of PS Caledonia (1934)
Markham Grange Steam Museum : Free museum with part of engine of paddle tug Reliant plus other steam engines (inc. maritime)
National Maritime Museum (Greenwich) : Houses the other half of Reliant's engine plus cutaway part of the hull and superstructure
Deutsches Technikmuseum (German Technical Museum) in Berlin for engines of Ammersee paddle steamer "Marie"
Forderverein Sudbayerisches Schifffahrtsmuseum : Society which is the owner of the engines of PS Diessen and looking to establish a maritime museum on the Ammersee in south Bavaria
Musee du Leman : The original steam engines of Helvetie, dating from 1926 are at the museum in Nyon having been replaced by a diesel unit in 1975

Paddle Steamer Preservation Society : Members' Quarterly Journal - "Paddle Wheels"
Waverley Calendars : High quality calendars featuring P.S. Waverley produced by enthusiast Nick Wober in Glasgow
"Dampferzeitung" - Swiss lakes etc. quarterly - contact Postfach 7222, CH-6000 Luzern 7. : includes comprehensive links page
Video History Scotland -Videos featuring PS Waverley and historical Clyde Steamers

General Maritime / Ship History / Sailing Websites

Sail-the-Net.com : This website is built upon several databases allowing sailors and boaters to access, post and share information. marine Directory / Crewswap / Boat Jumble / Cruising and Gear Guide / Extensive marine Links, including to cruising and paddle steamer history
www.boat-links.com : John Kohnen's nautical and Boatbuilding site - includes a link to Tramscape on the "Mother of all maritime Links" page
 
Maritime Matters : US site mainly about ocean liners with a historical research theme 

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