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PS Uri
Operating Area : Lake Lucerne (Vierwaldstattersee), Switzerland
PS Uri leaving Weggis in August 1997
Uri is seen above in her 1997 form after her complete rebuild which took place between October 1991 and February 1994. The most noticeable new feature is the upper deck restaurant and the associated removal of the heavy fixed canopy over the upper deck. To ensure unimpaired stability of the vessel, the added weight resulting from the new features had to be compensated for by the removal of the heavy hydraulic gear for raising and lowering the funnel and wheelhouse. These were replaced by new, lighter, fixed structures resulting in Uri no longer being able to pass under the Aschereggbrucke into the Alpnacher See.
Length 61.80 metres (overall) - 59.00 metres (perpendiculars)
2 cylinder diagonal engine - 720 and 1050 mm x 1300 mm stroke
4.15 m diameter wheel with 8 paddles of 2.60 x 0.75 m
Built by Gebruder Sulzer at Winterthur, Switzerland
Entered service in 1901
Out of service for the 1992 and 1993 seasons for a major re-build.
Relaunched on 7/2/94
Steamer parade on 30/4/94 marked the return to service of the fleet's oldest paddler

In 1988 at Luzern, Uri still resembled PS Unterwalden

By 1996 she was looking more like she did in 1901

Uri backs out of Luzern to head up - lake in 1997

Approaching Kehrsiten-Burgenstock in 1997

Switzerland's oldest operating engines are always a draw...

.. the upper deck cafeteria does good business

Tramscape's photograph catalogue includes numerous photos of Uri, including photos taken aboard the paddler in 1988, 1996, 1997, 1999 and 2001

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Full Photograph series available on the full database / CD

Aboard PS Uri
Lube Oil top-up for the engines in 1996
Aboard Uri - on the upper deck in 1996
Upper Deck First Class Cafeteria in 1997
On the Upper Deck at Weggis in 1997
Uri in 1999
Photos
At Luzern on her return from Alpnachstad on 25/7/88
At Vitznau on 25/7/88
At the SGV dock at Luzern on 27/7/88
At Vitznau, outbound on 6/8/96
At Luzern on 8/8/96
Leaving Luzern on 8/8/96 to retire for the day at the SGV dock
Arriving at the SGV dock to join Unterwalden and Gallia
At Weggis, returning from Fluelen on 6/8/97
At Weggis again, later in the afternoon of 6/8/97, on the late afternoon circular from Luzern via Vitznau
At Fluelen on 8/8/97
Leaving Luzern on 8/8/97
Back again at Luzern on 8/8/97
At Gersau on her return from Fluelen on 9/8/97
At Vitznau, on the circular service from Luzern on 9/8/97
Approaching Kehrsiten-Burgenstock en route to Vitznau as MV Schwyz departs for Luzern on 10/8/97
Arriving at Vitznau on her outbound service on 11/8/99
Arriving back at Luzern where MV Waldstatter and MV Brunnen are already berthed on 11/8/99
Returning from the afternoon service to Vitznau, at Verkehrshaus with Unterwalden close behind - 11/8/99
Approaching Beckenried on the morning of 12/8/99
At Isleten-Isenthal and leaving for Fluelen on 12/8/99
Returning to Isleten-Isenthal on 12/8/99
At Kehrsiten-Burgenstock on her return from Fluelen on 12/8/99
Leaving Verkehrshaus on return from the afternoon cruise to Vitznau, seen from PS Unterwalden on 12/8/99
Approaching Vitznau in the morning of 15/8/99 as MV Schwyz departs towards Weggis
Returning to Treib on 15/8/99, seen from the deck of PS Gallia
Approaching Vitznau in the morning of 18/8/99, meeting the regular inbound vessel, MV Schwyz.
Returning to Brunnen on 13/8/2001
Arriving at Vitznau at 10:00 on 14/8/2001
At Kehrsiten-Burgenstock on 14/8/2001
At Kehrsiten-Burgenstock on 14/8/2001, unusually on service 23
At Weggis on 14/8/2001
Returning to Vitznau on 15/8/2001
Approaching Vitznau on 25/8/2001
Off Weggis on 25/8/2001
At Vitznau on 26/8/2001

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