The editorial team’s Lego Titanic has a new home port
8.1.2026
Translation: Eva Francis
Vevey is the new home port of the Lego Titanic that used to belong to the Galaxus editorial team. We didn’t have enough space in our offices, so we gave it away. Charlene and Beth successfully shipped the 1:200 model with over 9,000 parts to the French-speaking part of Switzerland – by train.
It was a day trip for Charlene and Beth. They set off early in the morning from Vevey, passed Palézieux and Bern and finally arrived in Zurich. I met them at our store and headquarters on Pfingstweidstrasse to hand over their prize – the Lego Titanic. It was slightly dusty, but complete.
The new owners had brought large sports bags with them and were planning to take the Titanic home in three parts. But the proud Lego ship didn’t allow that. After all, it’s made to last and not to break. Unlike the original, which sank in the North Atlantic after colliding with an iceberg in 1912.
Charlene and Beth had no choice but to carry the 1.35-metre-long ship in one piece. «Great bicep workout,» Charlene called it. Together with her friend, she documented their journey back to the French-speaking part of Switzerland by taking pictures – with a Fujifilm X100VI bought on Galaxus.
The two friends with the unusual cargo were approached by quite a few people on their trip home. And many people did a double take. Was there really a giant model Titanic travelling on the train? Yep, there was. «Most people wanted to know how long it took us to put the ship together,» Charlene said. As they didn’t build it themselves, they passed on my editorial colleague Martin Rupf’s answer. It took him 24 hours.
Charlene and Beth faced one particularly challenging situation on their way. One of their trains was running late, so they had to run to catch their connecting train in Romont. During their sprint, some of the lifeboats fell off the Lego Titanic. Luckily, Beth noticed and picked them all up again.
After a total travel time of just over six hours on several trains – which were not too full luckily – they reached their destination: Lake Geneva. Here, Charlene’s a member of the «Association des amis des bateaux à vapeur du Léman» (Association of Friends of Lake Geneva Steamboats). The non-profit association aims to secure funding to conserve the eight Belle Epoque paddle steams of the «Compagnie Générale de Navigation sur le lac Léman» (CGN). Charlene loves steamboats and her comment under our article convinced us that our Titanic would be in good hands with her.
She’s also a worthy owner because she already has her own Lego-like model of the Lake Geneva steamboat, which is available in the association’s store.
The Lego Titanic is, of course, quite a lot bigger. It has 9,000 parts, while the Lake Geneva steamboat has 200. Nevertheless, Charlene has already found a great place to showcase her new Titanic. She plans to take it to the lake again soon to photograph it in front of the Fork of Vevey.
I’d like to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of you who commented on the original post. There were so many wonderful, funny and often heartwarming messages and reasons why you would’ve deserved the Lego Titanic. We’d have loved to give away a dozen of them – but unfortunately, we only had one.
Martin Jungfer
Head of Content
Martin.Jungfer@digitecgalaxus.chJournalist since 1997. Stopovers in Franconia (or the Franken region), Lake Constance, Obwalden, Nidwalden and Zurich. Father since 2014. Expert in editorial organisation and motivation. Focus on sustainability, home office tools, beautiful things for the home, creative toys and sports equipment.
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