#steamloco — Public Fediverse posts

@komislava @Stellar

Here is one of 2 working steam locomotive’s we run. This is #152 during our Christmas event. #train #steamloco #SteamLocomotive #ChristmasEvent

A peek at former #GNRi 4-4-0 #steamLoco No. 171 Slieve Gullion through Pike Bridge at the Duke’s Harbour on the #RoyalCanal at the entrance to #CartonHouse pulling the last steam-hauled #RPSI Santa Special of the 2025 season out of #Maynooth.

Former #GNRi 4-4-0 #steamLoco No. 171 Slieve Gullion passing the Duke’s Harbour on the #RoyalCanal at the gates to #CartonHouse as seen from Pike Bridge with the last steam-hauled #RPSI Santa Special of the 2025 seanson. No steam as she’s coasting towards the #Maynooth approach signal.

Former #GNRi 4-4-0 #steamLoco No. 171 Slieve Gullion working an #RPSI Santa Special tender-first along a beautiful rural stretch of the #RoyalCanal east of #Maynooth.

As the wind picks up the steam from former #GNRi 4-4-0 #steamLoco No. 171 Slieve Gullion swirls down and onto the #RoyalCanal towpath east of #Maynooth as she pulls an #RPSI Santa Special back towards Dublin tender-fist. Thankfully she was running clean, smelled like an open fire when it hit me 🙂

Former #GNRi 4-4-0 #steamLoco No. 171 Slieve Gullion with it’s clean white steam contrasting against the December clouds as she works hard accelerating an #RPSI Santa Special away from the sharp turn in the line and #RoyalCanal at #Leixlip Louisa Bridge.

Former #GNRi 4-4-0 #steamLoco No. 171 Slieve Gullion pulling an #RPSI Santa Special around the sharp turn in the line and the #RoyalCanal at #Leixlip Louisa Bridge station. #blackAndWhite #momochrome

I chose to this sharp turn in the railway line and #RoyalCanal at #Leixlip Louisa Bridge station because it’s only usable when the weather is overcast or you’ll have the sun against you, and the forecast was overcast. When #RPSI #steamLoco No.171 arrived, so did the sun, so I chose a silhouette!

Former GNRi 4-4-0 #steamLoco No. 171 Slieve Gullion at full steam as she accelerates an #RPSI Santa Special out of #Maynooth along the banks of the #RoyalCanal tender-first.

Former #GNRi 4-4-0 #steamLoco No. 171 Slieve Gullion appears around the last corner as it approaches #Maynooth with an #RPSI Santa Special along the banks of the #RoyalCanal.

A closer look at former #GNRi 4-4-0 #steamLoco No. 171 Slieve Gullion as it steams past Intel in #Leixlip with an #RPSI Santa Special.

It turns out just one of the twelve 2025 #RPSI Santa Specials would be blessed with some winter sun, but former #GNRi 4-4-0 #steamLoco No. 171 Slieve Gullion sure looked great rounding the corner at Intel in #Leixlip yesterday morning!

Former #GNRi 4-4-0 #steamLoco No. 171 Slieve Gullion in #Maynooth having disconnected from an #RPSI Santa Special to run around it for the return leg while Santa entertains the kids on the platform.

Former #GNRi 4-4-0 #steamLoco No. 171 Slieve Gullion steaming through the Irish December rain approaching #Maynooth with an RPSI Santa Special along the banks of the #RoyalCanal

Former #GNRi 4-4-0 #steamLoco No. 171 Slieve Gullion approaching #Maynooth with an #RPSI Santa Special as the Irish December rain buckets down!

Former GNRi 4-4-0 #steamLoco No. 171 Slieve Gullion at full steam as it accelerates out of #Maynooth along the banks of the #RoyalCanal tender-first on the return leg of an #RPSI Santa Special.

Back in its magnificent blue original GNRi livery 4-4-0 #SteamLoco No. 171 Slieve Gullion pulls an #RPSI Santa Special through the rain towards #Maynooth along a mirror-smooth #RoyalCanal

@LordWoolamaloo Ah, I thought I heard a (surprisingly loud!) #SteamLoco whistle in the distance just a few minutes ago! What’s the visiting train? 🚂

It’s that time of year again — the RPSI’s Santa Specials have started 😀🚂

My first glimpse of #SteamLoco No. 131 with its Santa headboard as the driver cut the throttle to coast towards the signal protecting #Maynooth

The it was drizzling, so the only option was monochrome.

@ukrailways

This story needs to be circulated to Canadian steam engine enthusiasts. I have boosted it and I would ask that you boost it some more!

#Canada #steamloco #restoration #CPR #1238