3rd April 2013

Compass Tours
The Yorkshire Coast Express

Locos Used 37516, 47760 & steam: 48151
Stock Used (2) (99312)+99723+99371+3136+3058+3093+99352+1861+4994+5222+4940+4973

Route :
1Z94 : Crewe to Scarborough
1Z95 : Scarborough to Crewe

Loco(s) Route
47760 (1) Crewe - Winsford - Hartford - Warrington Bank Quay - Wigan North Western - Preston - Lancaster - Carnforth [U&DGL]
48151 Carnforth [U&DGL] - Carnforth - Giggleswick - Settle Jn - Long Preston - Hellifield - Skipton - Keighley - Shipley - Armley Jn - Whitehall Jn - Engine Shed Jn - Stourton Jn - Methley Jn - Whitwood Jn - Castleford - Milford - Church Fenton - Colton Jn - York - Malton - Seamer - Scarborough
48151 Scarborough - Seamer - Malton - York
37516 York - Colton Jn - Church Fenton - ??? - Shipley - (reverse of outward route) - Crewe

Notes :
(1) 37516 on rear.
(2) 99312 was only in the consist when 48151 was on the train.
(3) It is reported that 37516 replaced 48151 on the return leg, due to lineside fires between Scarborough and York.

Source : Mark Herriott

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Mark Herriott & Tom Cairns)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Revised Actual
Crewe 06.06d 06.06   23.51a 01.01a 02.15
Crewe Coal Yard 06/09 06/08   23/49 00/59 02/11
Winsford 06.16a ~ 06.20d 06.15 ~ 06.20   23.37a ~ 23.40d 00.48a ~ 00.51d 02.01 ~ 02.02
Hartford 06.27a ~ 06.31d 06.26 ~ 06.31   23.27a ~ 23.30d 00.40a ~ 00.43d 01.53 ~ 01.55
Hartford Jn 06/33 06/32   23.22 ~ 23.24 00/39 ?
Acton Bridge 06/34 06/35   23/17 00/37 01/50
Weaver Jn 06/36 06/37   23/15 00/35 01/48
Acton Grange Jn 06/39 06/41   23/10 00/31 ?
Warrington Bank Quay 06.41a ~ 06.45d 06.43 ~ 06.45   23.03a ~ 23.06d 00.24a ~ 00.27d 01.41 ~ 01.41
Dallam Jn 06/48 ?   23/01 00/22 ?
Winwick Jn 06/50 06/50   22/54 00/19 01/38
Springs Branch Jn 06/55 06/57   22/48 00/14 ?
Wigan South Jn 06/56 ?   22/47 00/13 ?
Wigan North Western 06.57a ~ 07.01d 06.59 ~ 07.02   22.42a ~ 22.46d 00.09a ~ 00.12d 01.32 ~ 01.32
Balshaw Lane Jn 07/11 07/10   22/34 00/01 01/25
Euxton Jn 07/14 07/12   22/32 23/59 01/23
Preston 07.20a ~ 07.24d 07.20 ~ 07.23   22.21a ~ 22.25d 23.49a ~ 23.52d 01.08 ~ 01.08
Garstang & Catterall 07/34 07/34   22/10 23/41 00/59
Lancaster 07.44a ~ 07.48d 07.44 ~ 07.48   21.55a ~ 21.59d 23.26a ~ 23.29 00.45 ~ 00.48
Morecambe South Jn 07/51 07/51   21/53 23/24 00/41
Carnforth U&DGL 07L57a ~ 08L32d 07L59 ~ 08L26   21L21a ~ 21L46d 23.00 ~ 23.17 00.14 ~ 00.36
Carnforth North Jn 08/35 08/29   21/19 22/58 00/12
Carnforth 08.37a ~ 08.40d ? ~ 08.41   21.15a ~ 21.18d 22.54a ~ 22.57d ?
Wennington 09/05 ?   20/56 ? ?
Bentham 09/14 ?   20/50 ? ?
Clapham 09/25 ?   20/42 ? ?
Giggleswick 09/40 ?   20/31 ? ?
Settle Jn 09/45 09/33   20/28 22/18 23/31
Long Preston 09.49a ~ 09.53d ?   20.22a ~ 20.24d ? ?
Hellifield Goods Loop 09w56 ~ 10w16 ?   19w49 ~ 20w19 ? ?
Hellifield 10/17 10/19   19/48 22/09 23/21
Skipton 10.34a ~ 10.36d 10.33 ~ 10.37   19.30a ~ 19.32d 21.55a ~ 21.57d 23.01 ~ 23.07
Keighley 10.49a ~ 10.51d 10.51 ~ 10.55   19.10a ~ 19.12d 21.43a ~ 21.45d 22.46 ~ 22.47
Shipley 11.01 ~ 11.03 11/05   19/01 21.33 ~ 21.35 22.34 ~ 22.37
Dockfield Jn 11/05 ?   19/00 21/32 ?
Apperley Jn 11/10 11/13   18/54 21/28 22/27
Armley Jn 11/17 11/20   18.41 ~ 18.47 21/22 22/21
Whitehall Jn 11/19 11/23   18.35 ~ 18.36 21/20 ?
Engine Shed Jn 11/21 11/24   18/32 - -
Stourton Jn 11/26 ?   18/27 - -
Methley Jn 11/34 11/36   18/19 - -
Whitwood Jn 11/36 ?   18/15 - -
Castleford 11/39 11/40   18/10 - -
Milford SB 11/47 11/51   18/00 - -
Milford Down Loop 11.49 ~ 12.23 ?   - - -
Leeds - -   - 21/19 ?
Neville Hill West - -   - 21/15 ?
Cross Gates - -   - 21/13 ?
Micklefield - -   - 21/08 ?
Church Fenton 12/29 12/26   17/54 21/03 21/50
Colton Jn 12/39 12/36   17/49 20/57 21/44
York 12.47a ~ 12.50d 12.51 ~ 12.56 [P5]   17.29a ~ 17.37d 20.50d ? ~ 21.36
Scarborough Bridge Jn 12/52 ?   17/28 - ?
Bootham? ??w??a ~ ??w??d ?   ??w??a ~ ??w??d - ?
Malton 13/42 13/42   16/26 - 16/27
Seamer 14/03 14/05   16/02 - 16/03
Scarborough 14.10a 14.12   15.55d - 15.55


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