Winter Steam (1981-2018)

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Steam trains (and the odd diesel) in the snow.

12/12/1981: No.184 works a “Santa Special” train to Multyfarnham, seen here approaching Culleenmore Gates about 2 miles north of Mullingar. (C.P. Friel)

12/12/1981: The "Santa Special" train returning from Multyfarnham to Mullingar, No.184 and train pass Lake level crossing at the south end of Lough Owel. (C.P. Friel)

18/12/1982: A wintry view of Mullingar with 132 & 141 (now an RPSI loco) on the Up goods from Sligo.

18/12/1982: In Mullingar, No.184 and "Santa Special" train await departure to Athlone, from where 058 has just arrived light.

18/12/1982: No.184 and train at the Down Galway platform in Mullingar.

18/12/1982: No.184 takes water at the Down platform in Athlone Midland station.

No.4 heading in the Connolly direction from Pearse. (Courtesy https://twitter.com/OldDublinTown)

27/12/2009: No.186 on a "Mince Pie Special" train at Ballymena. (J.A. Cassells)

27/12/2009: No.186 on a "Mince Pie Special" train between Ballymena and Coleraine. (J.A. Cassells)

5/12/2010: No.4 on a "Santa Special" train passing Drumcondra. (D. Reddy)

5/12/2010: No.4 in a very wintry scene at Enfield. (B. Solomon)

December 2010: No.4 is shunted onto the "Santa Special" set to get the carriages preheated before the trips began. (L. Tomiczek)

December 2010: During the Santa season No.4 draws its train into the Boston sidings outside Dublin Pearse. (B. Solomon)

18/12/2010: No.3BG "Guinness" at Whitehead. (C.P. Friel)

18/12/2010: No.186 at Whitehead, ready for the day's Santa trains. (A. Lohoff)

18/12/2010: No.186 leaves Whitehead with snow-covered empty stock for the first Santa train. (J. Adams)

18/12/2010: No.186 on a "Santa Special" train between Whitehead and Kilroot. (A. Lohoff)

19/12/2010: Santa Special at Belfast Central with No.186. (C.P. Friel)

19/12/2010: NIR's Stewart Andrews surveys the winter scene at Belfast Central. (C.P. Friel)

13/3/2013: On a move from Whitehead to Dublin, No.186 ran to Belfast's Great Victoria Street station to turn on the triangle there. (B. McCausland)

9/12/2017: No.85 on a Santa Special about to depart Whitehead for Belfast. (@Catboy1970)

10/12/2017: No.85 and train at Lisburn with the first loaded train of the day. (J.A. Friel)

17/1/2018: The yard at Whitehead after a January snowfall. (A. Maxwell)

28/2/2018: No.4 outside Connolly shed, ready for driver training trip to Dundalk. But cancelled due to adverse weather conditions. (S. Comiskey)