14th September 2017

West Coast Railways
The Scarborough Spa Express

Locos Used 56094 & steam: 45699 'Galatea'
Stock Used (1) (99312)+99304+99327?+99318+99125+99127+99347+99348+1961+99122+3136

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

Loco(s) Route
56094 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
56094 York Holgate Sidings - (reverse of outward route) - Carnforth

Notes :
(1) 99312 was only in the consist when 45699 was on the train.
(2) This was the last 'Scarborough Spa Express' for the 2017 season.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Carnforth 06.55d [P2] 06.54   22.22a [P2] 22.27
Carnforth North Jn 06/56 06/55   22/21 22/26
Morecambe South Jn 07/02 07/01   22/16 22/20
Lancaster 07.04a ~ 07.07d [P4] 07.04 ~ 07.07 [P4]   22.11a ~ 22.13d [P3] 22.14 ~ 22.17
Garstang & Catteral 07/20 07/18   22/01 22/04
Oxheys Loop 07*31 ~ 07*43 [UPL] ?   - -
Preston 07.48a ~ 08.05d [P6] 07.46 ~ 08.05   21.45a ~ 21.51d [P3] 21.48 ~ 21.55 [P3]
Ribble Jn 08/06½ [US] ?   21/43 ?
Farington Curve Jn 08/11 08/08   21/41 [DS] 21/38
Lostock Hall Jn 08/15 08/12   21/30 21/30
Blackburn 08.38a ~ 08.40d [P2] 08.37 ~ 08.40   21.16a ~ 21.19d [P1] 21.16 ~ 21.19
Daisyfield Jn 08/42 08/41   21/14 ?
Accrington 08/48 [P1] 08/48   21/04 [P2] 21/03
Gannow Jn 08/56 08/56   20/56 20/54
Copy Pit 09/06 09/03   20/47 20/44
Hall Royd Jn 09/21 09/19   20/37 20/36
Hebden Bridge 09.27a ~ 09.29d [P2] 09.28 ~ 09.30   20.28a ~ 20.30d [P1] 20.27 ~ 20.30
Milner Royd Jn 09/37 09/39   20/20 20/20
Greetland Jn 09/39 09/41   20/16 20/18
Brighouse 09.45a ~ 09.48d [P1] 09.44 ~ 09.49   20.09a ~ 20.12d [P2] 20.09 ~ 20.14
Bradley Wood Jn 09/51 09/50   20/06½ 20/06
Heaton Lodge East Jn 09/54 09/52   20/02 20/04
Mirfield East Jn 09/58 09/57   19/58 19/55
Horbury Jn 10/09 [FL] 10/06   19/48½ [SL] 19/40
Wakefield Kirkgate 10.13a ~ 10.16d [P1] 10.11 ~ 10.16   19.39a ~ 19.42d [P2] 19.32 ~ 19.33 [P2]
Normanton 10/20 ?   19/33½ ?
Altofts Jn 10/21 10/20   19/32 19/26
Castleford 10/25 [P1] 10/25   19/27½ 19/22
Milford Jn 10/31 10/31   19/21 19/16
Church Fenton 10*37 ~ 10*39 [P3] [LSL] 10.37 ~ 10.42   19/15 [P3] 19/10 [P3]
Colton South Jn 10/45 [LSL] ?   19/10 [NNL] ?
Colton Jn 10/46 [LSL] 10/49   19/09 [LSL] 19/03
York Holgate Sidings 10L54 ~ 11L42 10L56 ~ ??L??   18L22 ~ 19L02 18L23 ~ 18L58
York 11.45a ~ 11.49d [P5] 11.45 ~ 11.51   18.15a ~ 18.19d [P5] 18.09 ~ 18.21
Scarborough Bridge Jn 11/51 ?   18/14 ?
Malton 12/20 12/20   17/44 17/40
Seamer 12/45 12/42   17/22 17/20
Scarborough 12.54a [P1] 12.47   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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