19th January 2023:
25 Year Contract
We are delighted to announce that this week the Paddle Steamer Kingswear Castle Trust has signed an extended contract with the Dartmouth Steam Railway and River Boat Company ensuring that
2nd January 2023:
Guy Hundy 1943 – 2022
Guy Hundy, who has died aged 79, was a long standing PSPS member, a trustee of the Paddle Steamer Kingswear Castle Trust and a regular contributor to Paddle Wheels. As
24th December 2022:
KC Rebuild Update
Work has been continuing on KC’s major rebuild with Phase 1 steelwork and underwater work already completed. Here are a few pictures to show you what has been happening. I
11th December 2022:
PS Rhone in Steam
This autumn and in the run up to Christmas the newly rebuilt Lake Geneva paddle steamer Rhone has been running lunch cruises on Sundays from Lausanne Ouchy (12.30) to Pully
2nd December 2022:
Tune in to Times Radio Feature on KC
KC featured in one of the recent episodes of the Stormy Weather series on Times Radio. To tune in and hear the programme again click here: Stormy Weather – Kingswear
11th November 2022:
KC 1969/70 Update
To add to the excellent pictures of KC under steam on the River Medina taken by then schoolboy Derek Gawn on 4th May 1969 (see below) here are some more
30th October 2022:
KC Rebuild Update
The work is coming on well and by the time KC goes back into service for the 2023 season all of the work will have been completed from the boiler
10th October 2022:
Chris Smith 1962 – 2022
Chris Smith, who has died of a heart attack aged 60, played a central role in the return to service of KC in the 1980s and her subsequent operation and
17th September 2022:
The Queen
All of us at KC are very saddened to hear of the death of the Queen and send our condolences to the Royal Family. Along with all the multiplicity of
4th September 2022:
Waverley Returns To Swanage
Waverley returned to Swanage for the first time in four years around 12.30pm on Sunday 4th September during a cruise from Southampton and Yarmouth to view the Bournemouth Air Show.
6th August 2022:
KC Rebuild Fund Raising Cruise
There are still some tickets available for the KC Rebuild Fund Raising Cruise aboard Dart Explorer leaving Dartmouth at 6.15pm due back 8pm on Saturday 13th August priced at Adult
31st July 2022:
First Lady Paddle Steamer Captain
The SGV Company has this season appointed Captain Rebecca Benz to be the first lady in the company’s history to command a paddle steamer on Lake Lucerne. She joined the