7th June 2018

West Coast Railways
The Jorvik & Scarborough Spa Express

Locos Used 47804, 47832?, 70805, 70811 & steam: 35018 'British India Line'
Stock Used (2) (99312)+99371+99350+99712+95402+99128+3136+99311+4984+4905+99328+99304

Route :
1Z25 : Dumfries to Scarborough
1Z27 : Scarborough to Dumfries

Loco(s) Route
47804 (1?) Dumfries - Annan - Gretna Green - Carlisle
70811 + 47804 Carlisle - (via WCML) - 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
35018 York Holgate Sidings - York - Malton - Seamer - Scarborough
35018 Scarborough - Seamer - Malton - York - York Holgate Sidings
70805 + 47804 York Holgate Sidings - (reverse of outward route) - Carlisle
47804 (1?) Carlisle - (reverse of outward route) - Dumfries

Notes :
(1) 47832 on rear?
(2) 99312 was only in the consist when 35018 was on the train.
(3) This was reported as the first time that Colas class 70/8s had worked a railtour.

Sources : Paul Warburton, Nick Bartlett & The Class 47 List

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Dumfries 05.07d [P2] 05.13   01.02a [P1] 00.57
Annan 05.24a ~ 05.26d 05.28 ~ 05.29   00.44a ~ 00.46d 00.39 ~ 00.40
Gretna Green 05.34a ~ 05.36d 05.36 ~ 05.38   ? ?
Gretna Jn 05/40 05/42   00/36 00/28
Carlisle 05L50a ~ 06L02d [P4] 05.52 ~ 06.11   00L19a ~ 00L26d [P3] 23.59 ~ 00.16
Penrith North Lakes 06.25a ~ 06.27d [P1] 06.30 ~ 06.33   23.57a ~ 23.59d [P2] 23.36 ~ 23.39
Shap Summit 06/42 06/52   23/40 23/24
Tebay 06/48 06/57   23/33 23/19
Oxenholme Lake District 06/57½ [P1] 07/07   23/14 [P2] 23/08
Carnforth North Jn 07/06½ 07/17   22/59 22/57
Morecambe South Jn 07/10½ 07/21   22/56 22/53
Lancaster 07.13a ~ 07.16d [P4] 07.23 ~ 07.26   22.37a ~ 22.51d [P3] 22.44 ~ 22.50
Garstang & Catteral 07/29 07/37   22/27 22/32
Preston 07.40a ~ 08.04d [P5] 07.46 ~ 08.04   22.00a ~ 22.17d [P2] 22.05 ~ 22.18
Ribble Jn 08/05½ [US] 08/06   21/58 22/03
Farington Curve Jn 08/10 08/09   21/55½ [DS] 22/00
Lostock Hall Jn 08/14 08/12   21/45 21/46
Blackburn 08.37a ~ 08.39d [P2] 08.28 ~ 08.38   21.31a ~ 21.34d [P4] 21.32 ~ 21.34
Daisyfield Jn 08/41 08/40   21/29 21/29
Accrington 08/47 [P1] 08/47   21/21 [P2] 21/21
Gannow Jn 08/55 08/55   21/13 21/12
Copy Pit 09/05 09/02   21/04 21/04
Hall Royd Jn 09/16 09/13   20/55 20/56
Hebden Bridge 09.22a ~ 09.24d [P2] 09.20 ~ 09.24   20.46a ~ 20.49d [P1] 20.48 ~ 20.50
Milner Royd Jn 09/32 09/31   20*24 ~ 20*35 20.22 ~ 20.38
Greetland Jn 09/39 09/38   20/19 20/16
Brighouse 09.45a ~ 09.48d [P1] 09.44 ~ 09.48   20.11a ~ 20.14d [P2] 20.10 ~ 20.12
Bradley Wood Jn 09/51 09/50   20/08½ 20/07
Heaton Lodge East Jn 09/54 09/52   20/05 20/01
Mirfield East Jn 09/58 10/00   20/03 19/58
Horbury Jn 10/09 [FL] 10/08   19/53½ [SL] 19/49
Wakefield Kirkgate 10.13a ~ 10.16d [P1] 10.23 ~ 10.28 [P1]   19.47a ~ 19.49d [P2] 19.42 ~ ?
Normanton 10/20 10/33   19/41 19/35
Altofts Jn 10/21 10/34   19/39½ 19/34
Castleford 10/25 [P1] 10/38 [P1]   19/35 19/30
Milford Jn 10/31 10/45   19/21 19/23
Church Fenton 10/38 [P3] [LSL] ? ~ 10.53 [P3]   19/15 [P3] 19/19
Colton South Jn 10/44½ [LSL] 11/00   19/10 [LSL] 19/15
Colton Jn 10/45½ [LSL] 11/01   19/09 [LSL] 19/14
York Holgate Sidings 10L54 ~ 11L46 11.05 ~ 12.08   18L24 ~ 19L02 18.32 ~ 19.08
York 11.49a ~ 11.51d [P5] 12.11 ~ 12.17 [P5]   18.15a ~ 18.21d [P5] 18.16 ~ 18.30 [P5]
Scarborough Bridge Jn 11/54 ?   18/14 ?
Strensall SB 12/03 ?   18/04½ ?
Barton Hill 12/11 ?   17/59 ?
Kirkham Abbey SB 12/16 ?   17/54 ?
Malton 12/27 12/47   17/44 17/43
Weaverthorpe LC 12/42 ?   17/29½ ?
Seamer 12/56½ 13/08   17/22 17/22
Scarborough 13.04a [P1] 13.13 [P1]   17.15d [P1] 17.15 [P1]


Associated Light Engine & E.C.S Workings

5Z22 : (35018 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 11.01 ~ 11.10 [P11]
York Holgate Sidings 11.13a

5Z23 : (35018 with 99312) : York Holgate Sidings to Carnforth (cancelled?)

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 ~ 20.00
York Yard North R.S. 20.05 ~ 20.08
York Yard South Jn 20/12
Colton Jn 20/19
Church Fenton 20/26
Micklefield 20/32
Cross Gates 20/39
Neville Hill West Jn 20/43
Leeds 20.48 ~ 20.51
Leeds West Jn 20/52
Whitehall Jn 20/53
Armley Jn 20*59 ~ 21*12
Apperley Jn 21/17
Dockfield Jn 21/21
Shipley 21/23
Keighley 21/39
Skipton 21.55 ~ 21.57
Hellifield 22/15
Hellifield [Goods Loop] 22.17 ~ 22.37
Settle Jn 22/45
Giggleswick 22/47
Bentham 23/01
Wennington 23/06
Carnforth 23.20 ~ 23.25
Carnforth North Jn 23/28
Carnforth [U&DGL] 23.30 ~ 00.30
Carnforth North Jn 00/32
Carnforth 00.33 ~ 00.34
Carnforth H.S. 00.36 ~ 00.41
Carnforth Steamtown 00.51a


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