17th August 2017

West Coast Railways
The Scarborough Spa Express

Locos Used 40145 & steam: 45699 'Galatea'
Stock Used (1) (99312)+3136+99122+1961+99371+99127+99128+99125+99318+4854+99327+4905+9392

Route :
1Z25 : Carnforth to Scarborough
1Z27 : Scarborough to Carnforth

Loco Route
40145 Carnforth - Lancaster - Preston - Farington Curve Jn - Blackburn - Accrington - Gannow Jn - Copy Pit - Hall Royd Jn - Hebden Bridge - Greetland Jn - Brighouse - Heaton Lodge East Jn - Mirfield East Jn - Wakefield Kirkgate - Normanton - Castleford - Milford Jn - Church Fenton - Colton Jn - York Holgate Sidings
45699 York Holgate Sidings - York - Malton - Seamer - Scarborough
45699 Scarborough - Seamer - Malton - York - York Holgate Sidings
40145 York Holgate Sidings - (reverse of outward route) - Carnforth

Notes :
(1) 99312 was only in the consist when 45699 was on the train.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Carnforth 06.55d [P2] 06.55   22.22a [P2] 22.30
Carnforth North Jn 06/56 06/56   22/21 22/29
Morecambe South Jn 07/02 07/02   22/16 22/22
Lancaster 07.04a ~ 07.07d [P4] 07.06 ~ 07.09   22.11a ~ 22.13d [P3] 22.16 ~ 22.19
Garstang & Catteral 07/20 07/23   22/01 22/06
Oxheys Loop 07*31 ~ 07*43 [UPL] ?   - -
Preston 07.48a ~ 08.05d [P6] 07.35 ~ 08.07   21.45a ~ 21.51d [P3] 21.49 ~ 21.55
Ribble Jn 08/06½ [US] ?   21/43 ?
Farington Curve Jn 08/11 08/12   21/41 [DS] 21/43
Lostock Hall Jn 08/15 08/15   21/30 21/40
Blackburn 08.38a ~ 08.40d [P2] 08.39 ~ 08.43   21.16a ~ 21.19d [P1] 21.20 ~ 21.23
Daisyfield Jn 08/42 08/45   21/14 ?
Accrington 08/48 [P1] 08/53   21/04 [P2] 21/04
Gannow Jn 08/56 09/03   20/56 20/55
Copy Pit 09/06 09/12   20/47 20/46
Hall Royd Jn 09/21 09/23   20/37 20/35
Hebden Bridge 09.27a ~ 09.29d [P2] 09.37 ~ 09.39   20.28a ~ 20.30d [P1] 20.26 ~ 20.28
Milner Royd Jn 09/37 09/46   20/20 20/18
Greetland Jn 09/39 09/48   20/16 20/16
Brighouse 09.45a ~ 09.48d [P1] 09.52 ~ 09.58   20.09a ~ 20.12d [P2] 20.07 ~ 20.12
Bradley Wood Jn 09/51 09/59   20/06½ 20/03
Heaton Lodge East Jn 09/54 10/01   20/02 20/00
Mirfield East Jn 09/58 10/06   19/58 19/51
Horbury Jn 10/09 [FL] 10/15   19/48½ [SL] 19/40
Wakefield Kirkgate 10.13a ~ 10.16d [P1] 10.18 ~ 10.22 [P1]   19.39a ~ 19.42d [P2] 19.31 ~ 19.32 [P2]
Normanton 10/20 ?   19/33½ ?
Altofts Jn 10/21 10/27   19/32 19/23
Castleford 10/25 [P1] 10/33   19/27½ 19/19
Milford Jn 10/31 10/40   19/21 19/12
Church Fenton 10*37 ~ 10*39 [P3] [LSL] 10/46   19/15 [P3] 19/08
Colton South Jn 10/45 [LSL] ?   19/10 [NNL] ?
Colton Jn 10/46 [LSL] 10/54   19/09 [LSL] 19/01
York Holgate Sidings 10L54 ~ 11L42 11.01 ~ ??.??   18L22 ~ 19L02 18.22 ~ 18.56
York 11.45a ~ 11.49d [P5] 11.44 ~ 11.50 [P5]   18.15a ~ 18.19d [P5] 18.07 ~ 18.19
Scarborough Bridge Jn 11/51 ?   18/14 ?
Malton 12/20 12/23   17/44 17/40
Seamer 12/45 12/45   17/22 17/21
Scarborough 12.54a [P1] 12.52   17.15d [P1] 17.15


Associated Light Engine & E.C.S Workings

5Z22 : (45699 with 99312) : York N.R.M. to York Holgate Sidings

Location Booked
York N.R.M. 10.50d
Fuelling Point 10.55 ~ 11.00
York 11.03 ~ 11.09 [P9]
York Holgate Sidings 11.12a

5Z23 : (45699 with 99312) : York Holgate Sidings to York N.R.M.
(Loco turning trip)

Location Booked
York Holgate Sidings 18.37d
York Yard South Jn 18/39
York Yard North R.S. 18.45 ~ 18.48
York Thrall Turntable 18.52 ~ 19.27
York Yard North R.S. 19.31 ~ 19.34
York Yard South Jn 19/38
York Holgate Sidings 19.41 ~ 20.08
York 20.11 ~ 20.12 [P11]
Fuelling Point 20.15 ~ 20.18
York N.R.M. 20.23a


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