22nd July 2014

West Coast Railway Company
The Scarborough Spa Express

Loco Used 47580 'County of Essex'
Stock Used load 10

Route :
1T38 : York to Scarborough
1T39 : Scarborough to York

Loco Route
47580 York - Colton Jn - Church Fenton - Milford Jn - Castleford - Whitwood Jn - Altofts Jn - Normanton - Turners Lane Jn - Wakefield Kirkgate - Wakefield Westgate - Holbeck Jn - Whitehall Jn - Engine Shed Jn - Woodlesford - Methley Jn - Whitwood Jn - (reverse of outward route) - York - Malton - Seamer - Scarborough
47580 Scarborough - (reverse of outward route) - York - (reverse of outward route) - Whitwood Jn - (same as outward route) - Whitwood Jn - (reverse of outward route) - York

Source : Gareth Kelly

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Gareth Kelly / Realtime Trains)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 York 10.15d 10.16   21.00a 20.54½ 111.24
5.41 Colton Jn 10/23 10/22   20/48 20/39 105.63
6.25 Colton South Jn 10/24 ?   20/46½ ? 104.79
8.70 Ulleskelf 10/28 ?   20/41½ ? 102.34
10.58 Church Fenton 10/31 10/27½   20/38 20/29 100.46
12.64 Sherburn-in-Elmet 10/34 ?   20/35 ? 98.40
15.04 Milford Jn 10/37 ?   20/32 20/13 96.20
20.76 Castleford 10/56 10/49   20.18a ~ 20.10d 20.01 ~ 20.2½ 90.28
section below was traversed in same direction on return leg
22.04 Whitwood Jn 11/01 ?   18/59½ ? 64.10
23.57 Altofts Jn 11/04 11/05   19/03 19/01½ 65.53
24.46 Normanton 11.06a ~ 11.08d ?   19.05a ~ 19.07d ? 66.52
26.79 Turners Lane Jn 11/11 ?   19/10½ ? 69.05
27.50 Wakefield Kirkgate 11.12a ~ 11.14d 11.15 ~ ??.??   19.12a ~ 19.14d 19.11½ ~ 19.14 69.56
27.69 Wakefield West Jn 11/15½ ?   19/15½ ? 69.75
28.42 Wakefield Westgate 11.18a ~ 11.20d 11.21½ ~ 11.26   19.18a ~ 19.20d 19.20½ ~ 19.23 70.48
31.03 Outwood 11/26 ?   19/26 ? 73.09
37.44 Copley Hill West Jn 11/40½ ?   19/40½ ? 79.50
37.60 Holbeck Jn 11/41 ?   19/45 ? 79.66
37.78 Whitehall Jn 11/43 11/45   19/50½ 19/39½ 80.04
38.20 Engine Shed Jn 11/50½ 11/47   19/52½ 19/41 80.26
39.30 Hunslet Station Jn 11/52 ?   19/54½ ? 81.36
40.00 Hunslet South Jn 11/53 ?   19/55½ ? 82.06
40.78 Stourton Jn 11/54½ ?   19/57 ? 83.04
43.38 Woodlesford 11.59a ~ 12.02d ??.?? ~ 12.02   20.01a ~ 20.03d ??.?? ~ 19.51½ 85.44
46.03 Methley Jn 12/06 12/05   20/07 19/55½ 88.09
47.14 Whitwood Jn 12/08 ?   20/09 ? 89.20
section above was traversed in same direction on return leg
48.22 Castleford 12.11a ~ 12.13d 12.11 ~ 12.14   18/55 18/55 63.02
54.14 Milford Jn 12/30 12/22   18/46 18/45 57.10
56.34 Sherburn-in-Elmet 12/33 ?   18/42½ ? 54.70
58.40 Church Fenton 12/36 12/32   18/39 18/40 52.64
60.28 Ulleskelf 12/40½ ?   18/37 ? 50.76
62.73 Colton South Jn 12/46 ?   18/34 ? 48.31
63.57 Colton Jn 12/48 12/48   18/33 18/33 47.47
69.18 York 12.57a ~ 13.02d 12.58 ~ 13.04   18.19a ~ 18.25d 18.21½ ~ 18.26 42.06
69.40 Scarborough Bridge Jn 13/04 ?   18/15 ? 41.64
70.69 Bootham 13/07 ?   18/12 ? 40.35
73.36 Haxby 13/12½ ?   18/06½ ? 37.68
75.66 Strensall SB 13/18 ?   18/01½ ? 35.38
80.66 Barton Hill 13/29 ?   17/51 ? 30.38
84.19 Kirkham Abbey SB 13/36½ ?   17/44 ? 27.05
90.30 Malton 13/50 13/30   17/31 17/30 20.74
102.06 Weaverthorpe LC 14/03½ ?   17/16½ ? 9.18
108.32 Seamer 14/11 13/47   17/09 17/05 2.72
111.24 Scarborough 14.18a 13.51   17.00d 17.00 0.00


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