Various (2010-2023)

Various views of Society trains and locomotives.

21/2/2010: B141 (with B142) on the "Diesel Do" railtour at Mullingar. The newly-acquired GM diesels had been specially repainted in original 1960s livery by Iarnród Éireann in their spray plant at Inchicore. (M. Hoey)

20/4/2013: No.85 had her second steam test after overhaul at Whitehead. (A. Lohoff)

28/6/2013: And so to bed! No.186 at Whitehead after operating the Steam & Jazz train. (M. Beckett)

13/10/2013: No.186, on a Larne Lough train, runs round at Belfast Central. (R. Joanes)

13/10/2013: In the first visit of a public steam train since 2006, No.186 runs round the "Larne Lough" train at Larne Harbour. (M. Young)

13/10/2013: No.186 runs round at Carrickfergus on the Larne Lough trip. (R. Joanes)

16/11/2013: No.461 sits in Whitehead yard, ready to head to Dublin the next day. (M. Beckett)

30/11/2013: No.461 at Broombridge with the "Santa Special" after the epic struggle up to Liffey Junction. (M. Hoey)

30/11/2013: No.186 heads into the setting sun with the "Santa Special". Carrickfergus Castle is silhouetted in the distance. (P. McCann)

1/12/2013: No.186, after a hard day on the "Santa Special", rests beside No.85 which she has just pulled out from the Carriage Shed at Whitehead. (M. Beckett)

7/12/2013: No.186 prepares to depart Whitehead on the "Santa Special". This gives a good view of the station yard. (C. O'Brien)

7/12/2013: No.461, also on a "Santa Special", is seen entering Dublin Pearse station from Grand Canal Dock where the engine will have run-round the train between trips. (C. O'Brien)

29/12/2013: No.186's last mainline outing after 10 years of service was the Mince Pie Special, seen hear at Bangor. (J.A. Cassells)

8/3/2014: No.85 "Merlin" being lit up in the early hours. The locomotive underwent its first mainline running-in trials the next day following a 10-year overhaul. (E. Friel)

4/5/2014: No.85 "Merlin" entering Lisburn with the "Slieve Gullion" Railtour train. (C.P. Friel)

4/5/2014: No.85 "Merlin" passing Cloghogue en route to Dundalk with the "Slieve Gullion Railtour" train. (C.P. Friel)

20/6/2014: No.85 "Merlin" at Moira headed for Portadown with the "Steam & Jazz" train. (M. Young)

13/7/2014: A Greystones Shuttle near Greystones. (R. Joanes)

10/8/2014: No.461 at Gormanston on a busy day of "Great Northern Getaway" trains between Drogheda and Skerries. (B. Pickup)

19/10/2014: No.461 approaching the River Liffey with the "Maynooth Shuttle". (G. O'Dwyer)

2/11/2014: No.461 at Newcastle with the return leg of the "Haunted Gaol Express". (I. Lush)

2/11/2014: Another atmospheric view of No.461 at Newcastle with the return leg of the "Haunted Gaol Express". (S. Connolly)

30/11/2014: In unseasonal sunshine, No.85 "Merlin" has just uncoupled from the "Santa Special" train at Whitehead. (P. McCann)

7/12/2014: No.85 "Merlin" captured in all its majestic glory on a "Santa Special" at Portadown. (M. Crockett)

28/12/2014: No.85 "Merlin" climbing Kellystown bank with the "Mince Pie Special" to Dublin. (J. Stanley)

28/12/2014: No.85 "Merlin" lights the night sky at Drogheda on the return leg of the "Mince Pie Special". (J. Stanley)

6/4/2015: No.461, on the "Easter Shuttle" train, runs along the shore towards Wicklow on a misty Easter Monday. (M. Devlin)

31/5/2015: No.461 is working wrong road between Skerries and Balbriggan (MP 20¼) with empty coaches for the Balbriggan Festival trains. Note the newly overhauled van 3173. (B. Pickup)

18/6/2015: The changing cant in the track due to the curves can be clearly seen in this very fine evening view of No.85 hauling the Belfast to Dublin leg of the Steam Dreams "Emerald Isle Explorer" through Scarva. (M. McCabe)

18/6/2015: The evening light catches No.85 and train at Balbriggan on the Steam Dreams "Emerald Isle Explorer". (C. O'Brien)

19/6/2015: No.85 on the Steam Dreams "Emerald Isle Explorer" from Dublin to Portarlington is captured in a morning shot at Drumcondra. (C. O'Brien)

1/11/2015: No.4, on the "Halloween Shuttle" passes Killiney. (S. White)

13/12/2015: No.4, in Dublin Connolly Shed in the early hours, is prepared for the final day of the "Santa Special" season. (S. Comiskey)

13/12/2015 : No.85 pauses at Lisburn on the way back to Whitehead, having operated two "Santa Special" trains from Portadown. (M. Young)

27/12/2015: No.85 flies through Killester with the north-bound "Mince Pie Special" train. (J. Healy)

13/3/2016: Returning late on the 'Shannon' trip, No.4 storms through Longford. (T. Dolan)

2/4/2018: No.4 passing Woodenbridge on the way to Arklow with the 'Easter Eggstravaganza' train. (P. Hamilton)

4/4/2018: No.131 hauls the NIR 50 charter train - looks like Greenisland. (A. Dargan)

6/8/2018: No.85's first ever visit to Rosslare - on the 'Slaney' excursion. On the turntable at Rosslare Harbour. (D. Fallon)

23/8/2019: Before working a Steam & Jazz train, No.4 puts on a fine display at Whitehead. (J.A. Cassells)

23/8/2019: No.4 passing Lislea Drive (after Adelaide) on its way to Lisburn with a Steam & Jazz train. (S. Ailín‎)

23/8/2019: The Steam & Jazz visits Whitehead. No.4 which worked the train can be seen in the yard with No.131. (J.A. Cassells)

24/8/2019: No.85 returning to Connolly shed after working the "Marble City" train. (J. Cummins)

25/8/2019: No.4 running LE, bunker first, from Whitehead to to Dublin. It is passing the Drogheda down home signal. (A. Gray)

25/8/2019: No.4 is pictured outside Connolly shed, having just run light from Whitehead.

25/8/2019: No.4 has joined No.85 in Connolly shed.

30/8/2019: No.131 being serviced while the Steam & Jazz passengers enjoy themselves on the Excursion Station platform. (C.P. Friel)

30/8/2019: With valves lifting, No.131 is ready to depart with the return Steam & Jazz train to Carrickfergus and Belfast. (C.P. Friel)

8/9/2019: No.4 with the "Emerald Isle Explorer" passing Longpavement. (J. Coleman)

16/9/2019: No.85 light engine from Dublin to Whitehead, crossing the Boyne. (J. Stanley)

28/9/2019: The new turntable installed at Blarney, located across from old Cork and Muskerry Station. The turntable was manufactured by the Society's subsidiary, Heritage Engineering Ireland, at Whitehead. (D. Carse)

15/12/2019: No.131 on the Bann bridge, Portadown, while running round her Santa Special train. (C.P. Friel)

15/12/2019: No.131 leaves Portadown with the afternoon Santa train to Lisburn. (C.P. Friel)

10/9/2021: Van 3173 at North Wall after the first full week on loan to Irish Rail for the Sperry test train. The last time an RPSI train was in this area was in the 1970s. (P. Rigney)

2/10/2021: No.131 on the way from Carrickfergus to Whitehead after a day of post-lockdown test runs. (M. Crockett)

18/12/2021: Steam rising in No.131 for the day's Santa Special train. (N. Lawrence)

13/3/2022: No.85 leaving Dublin Connolly for Maynooth on an empty test train. (G. Mooney)

31/7/2022: No.85 running on to the turntable at Rosslare Harbour during a Rockin' Food & Fruit Festival train to Enniscorthy. (M. Devlin)

31/7/2022: No.85 nicely centred on the turntable at Rosslare Harbour. (M. Devlin)

4/5/2023: Two GNR(I) locomotives in steam together once again. No.131 and No.85 at Inchicore prior to the start of a week-long charter for Steam Dreams.

4/5/2023: A busy scene at Inchicore as No.131 and No.85 prepare for the Steam Dreams charter. (J. McKeown)

4/5/2023: Steam Dreams - No.85 has arrived at Portarlington with the train, and is about to make its way light engine to Limerick. No.131 is preparing to work the train to Galway. (T. Butler)

9/5/2023: No.85 has arrived at Limerick Junction from Killarney, and has uncoupled to run light to Dublin. No.131 is coupling at the southern end and then will reverse the train out, destination Waterford. (A. Peter)