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1944 50 CENTS
BVONO (BUONO) PER
'GOOD FOR'
GETTONE / COIN
FOR THE LARIANA FERRY LINE
STEAM BOAT NAVIGATION
ON LAKE COMO
NEAR MILAN, ITALY
WWII ERA EXONUMIA
RARE VINTAGE
FROM A BY GONE ERA
24mm
ZINC COMPOSITION
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FYI
At the beginning of the 1900, Società Lariana had 17 steamboats. On July 30, 1926, the motor ship Milano, began its service of transporting 500 passengers, while in July of 1927 the Trento was launched, propelled by 24 meter propellers. In the 1930s the Lake’s navigation underwent a decline, due to the development of roadway motorization, Società Lariana was forced to request funds from the Communications Department. In 1939, specifically to meet the automotive requirements, a ferry service between Cadenabbia and Bellagio was established with the barge Tremezzina driven by a 120-horsepower Tosi engine.
In 1940 the arrival of the war, as well as the inability to perform maintenance, and the lack of and personnel caused the situation to plummet. In the Autumn of 1944 Società Lariana opted for the decentralization of the fleet far-removed from the usual anchorages.
Most of the fleet found shelter between Ossuccio and the island of Comacina; the ships were covered by nets and vegetation to render them less-visible to the airplanes passing overhead. The allies arrived on April 29, 1945 and with that the reconstitution of the fleet began. Società Lariana’s concession of lake navigation management expired on December 31, 1950.
The situation precipitated August 21, 1952 when Società Lariana headquarters received a letter from the Motorization inspectorate containing an injunction to immediately suspend navigational services, thereby closing one of the Italy’s most glorious lake navigational companies.
Management was placed in the hands of a commission, then given over to the state. Between 1952 and 1953, under the Governmental Management, various new boats were launched; the Varese, Benaco, Narcisio and six Uccelli series speedboats.
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The Società Navigazione del Lago di Lugano or Lake Lugano Navigation Company (Navigation Company of Lake Lugano or Lake Lugano Navigation Company) (SNL) is a Swiss company operating passenger services on Lake Lugano. The company also operates bus routes in the same area, and is based at Cassarate in the city of Lugano. It was formerly known as the Società di Navigazione e Ferrovie per lago di Lugano ( Society of Navigation & Railways to Lake Lugano) and at one time also operated railways in the area.
The passenger boats of the SNL principally provide services for tourist purposes, but they also connect Lugano with other lake-side communities, in both Switzerland and Italy, some of which have no road access. The bus services connect Lugano with Gandria and Campione d'Italia, both of which are also served by boat services.
SNL is a member of the arcobaleno tariff network, but only accepts arcobaleno tickets on its bus services and not on boat services. It also grants a 40% discount on all its fares to holders of arcobaleno season tickets.
The Società di Navigazione e Ferrovie per lago di Lugano (SNF) was formed in 1873 to construct and operate a transport link from Menaggio, on Lake Como, to Luino, on Lake Maggiore, via Lugano. Although both ends of this link were in Italy, the company was created with Swiss finance, and registered in Lugano.
Previous plans were to build a railway throughout, but difficulties in financing the proposal and the substantial engineering works that would be required, led to the revised plan which was eventually implemented. This involved the construction of two unconnected railways, both entirely located within Italy. The Menaggio–Porlezza railway and the Ponte Tresa–Luino railway were linked by the use of steamboats, between Porlezza and Ponte Tresa on Lake Lugano, to form the desired through route.
The outbreak of World War I lead to a considerable loss of traffic and financial problems, and the SNF decided to sell its railways and concentrate on operating its steamboat services on Lake Lugano. The lines were sold to the Società Varesina per le Imprese Elettriche (SVIE) in 1919. After the sale, the company changed its name to the Società Navigazione del Lago di Lugano.
By 1926, the company was operating nine passenger steamboats on Lake Lugano, including six paddle steamers and three screw steamers, together with two cargo motor vessels. In 1927, the passenger motor vessel Lugano was introduced, and this vessel is still in service, having been renamed Milano in 1961. The last paddle steamers in the fleet were retired in 1962.
In 1908, the shipping company Vedetta SA was formed by a group of Lugano hoteliers. They ordered five steel-hulled launches from Theodore Hitzler of Hamburg. The boats served various locations around Lugano bay. The company was merged into the SNL in 1944, and their earliest vessel, the Vedetta, is still owned by the SNL.
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