14th September 2012

Railway Touring Company
The Scarborough Flyer

Locos Used steam: 60009 'Union of South Africa'
Stock Used 35486+3136+99371+99316+99347+3058+99352+6528+99722+99328+99304

Route :
1Z80 : Crewe to Scarborough
1Z82 : Scarborough to Crewe

Loco Route
60009 Crewe - Sandbach - Wilmslow - Cheadle Hulme - Stockport - Denton - Ashton Moss North Jn - Baguley Fold Jn - Philips Park West Jn - Brewery Jn - Thorpes Bridge Jn - Vitriol Works - Castleton East Jn - Rochdale - Littleborough - Hall Royd Jn - Hebden Bridge - Milner Royd Jn - Greetland Jn - Brighouse - Bradley Wood Jn - Heaton Lodge Jn - Mirfield East Jn - Thornhill Jn - Horbury Jn - Wakefield Kirkgate - Castleford - Milford SB - Church Fenton - Colton Jn - York - Malton - Seamer - Scarborough
60009 Scarborough - (reverse of outward route) - Crewe

Notes : 
(1) This was the last 'Scarborough Flyer' of the 2012 season.


60009 waiting to leave Scarborough on the return leg (photo: Bob Spooner)

Source : Mark Herriott

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Mark Herriott)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Crewe 06.55d [P5] 06.56   22.43a [P5] 22.43
Sydney Bridge Jn 06/59 [DF] 06/59   22/39 [UF] 22/35
Sandbach 07/05 [P2] 07/04   22/33 [P1] 22/31
Alderley Edge 07/19 07/17   22/18 22/19
Wilmslow 07.22a ~ 07.26d [P3] 07.20 ~ 07.23   22.10a ~ 22.13d [P4] 22.11 ~ 22.15
Cheadle Hulme 07/33 [P1] 07/31   22/04 [P2] 22/06
Adswood Road Jn 07/35 [DS] 07/32   22/03 22/04
Edgeley Jn No.1 07/37 07/36   22/01 22/03
Stockport 07.40a ~ 07.43d [P4] 07.40 ~ 07.42   21.57a ~ 22.00d [P1] 21.57 ~ 22.01
Heaton Norris 07/46 07/46   21/54 21/54
Ash Bridge Jn 07/49 07/49   21/53 21/53
Denton 07w55a ~ 08w45d 07.55 ~ 08.45   21w25a ~ 21w47d ?
Denton Jn 08/46 ?   21/22 ?
Ashton Moss North Jn 08/54 ?   21/17 21/16
Baguley Fold Jn 09/02 09/03   21/13 21/05
Philips Park West Jn 09/05 09/05   21/10 21/03
Brewery Jn 09/07 ?   21/05 ?
Thorpes Bridge Jn 09/09 09/10   21/01 20/59
Vitriol Works SB 09/15 09/15   20/55 20/53
Castleton East Jn 09/21 ?   20/49 ?
Rochdale 09.24a ~ 09.26d [P1] 09.26 ~ 09.27   20.42a ~ 20.45d [P4] 20.38 ~ 20.44
Rochdale East Jn 09/27 ?   20/41 ?
Littleborough 09/34 [P2] 09/35   20/36 [P1] 20/32
Hall Royd Jn 09/48 09/45   20/26 20/23
Hebden Bridge Jn 09/54 [P2] 09/53   20/18 [P1] 20/14
Milner Royd Jn 10/03 10/06   20/08 20/07
Greetland Jn 10/05 10/07   20/05 20/04
Brighouse 10.10a ~ 10.12 [P1] 10.11 ~ ?   19.56a ~ 19.59d [P2] 19.54 ~ 20.00
Bradley Wood Jn 10/14 10/19   19/54 19/52
Heaton Lodge Jn 10/16 10/22   19/51 19/50
Mirfield East Jn 10/20 ?   19/46 ?
Thornhill Jn 10/22 ?   ? ?
Horbury Jn 10/30 10/34   19/35 19/38
Wakefield Kirkgate 10.36a ~ 10.38d [P1] 10.37 ~ 10.41   19.28a ~ 19.30d [P2] 19.30 ~ 19.33
Altofts Jn 10/48 10/47   19/22 19/23
Castleford 10/55 10/53   19/15 19/19
Milford SB 11/05 11/02   19/04 19/08
Milford 11w07a ~ 11w29d [DPL] ?   18w33a ~ 19w01d [UPL]  18.36 ~ 19.05
Church Fenton 11/38 [P2] 11/36   18/22 [P1] 18/25
Colton Jn 11/48 11/44   18/15 18/18
York 11.56a ~ 12.01d [P5] 11.51 ~ 12.03   17.59a ~ 18.08d [P5] 18.01 ~ 18.10
Scarborough Bridge Jn 12/02 ?   17/57 ?
Malton 12/32 12/32   17/27 17/26
Seamer 12/54 12/49   17/02 17/04
Scarborough 13.02a [P1] 12.54   16.55d [P1] 16.57


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