14th June 2018

West Coast Railways
The Scarborough Spa Express

Locos Used 37516 'Loch Laidon', 37669 & steam: 35018 'British India Line'
Stock Used (1) (99312)+9392+99328+99311+3136+95402+99712+99350+3143

Route :
1Z21 : Carnforth to Scarborough
1Z23 : Scarborough to Carnforth

Loco(s) Route
37516 + 37669 Carnforth - Giggleswick - Settle Jn - Hellifield - Skipton - Keighley - Shipley - Apperley Jn - Whitehall Jn - Engine Shed Jn - Woodlesford - Methley Jn - Whitwood Jn - 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
37669 + 37516 York Holgate Sidings - (reverse of outward route) - Carnforth

Notes :
 (1) 99312 was only in the consist when 35018 was on the train.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Carnforth 07.41d [P2] 07.41   22.41a [P1] 22.25 [P1]
Wennington 07/59½ ?   22/25½ ?
Bentham 08/05½ ?   22/20½ ?
Giggleswick 08/23½ ?   22/05 ?
Settle Jn 08/27 08/16   22/02 21/53
Hellifield 08.32a ~ 08.35d 08.21 ~ 08.35   21.52a ~ 21.56d 21.46 ~ 21.47
Skipton 08.50a ~ 08.53d [P2] 08.49 ~ 08.53   21.34a ~ 21.38d [P3] 21.33 ~ ?
Keighley 09.08a ~ 09.10d [P1] 09.06 ~ 09.10   21.16a ~ 21.18d [P2] 21.18 ~ 21.20
Shipley 09.21a ~ 09.28d [P1] 09.21 ~ 09.28   21.03a ~ 21.05d [P2] 20.59 ~ 21.03
Dockfield Jn 09/30 09/29   21/02 ?
Apperley Jn 09/34 09/32   20/53 20/50
Armley Jn 09/40 [US] 09/39   20*14 ~ 20*45 ? ~ 20.44
Whitehall Jn 09*42 ~ 09*56 [UWC] ? ~ 09.55   20/01½ [DS] 19/56
Engine Shed Jn 10*01 ~ 10*09 ? ~ 10.07   19/58 [DWC] 19/51
Stourton Jn 10/13 10/12   19/52 19/46
Woodlesford 10.18a ~ 10.20d [P2] 10.16 ~ 10.20   19.44a ~ 19.47d [P1] 19.41 ~ 19.43
Methley Jn 10/25½ 10/24   19/41 19/37
Whitwood Jn 10/28½ 10/26   19/38 19/34
Castleford 10/30 [P1] 10/29   19/35 19/26
Milford Jn 10/37½ 10/35   19/22 19/14
Church Fenton 10/43 10/41   19/14 [P1] 19/10
Colton South Jn 10/48½ [LSL] 10/45   19/10 [NNL] 19/06
Colton Jn 10/49½ [LSL] 10/46   19/09 [LSL] 19/05
York Holgate Sidings 10L56 ~ 11L45 10.52 ~ 11.59   18L24 ~ 19L02 18.26 ~ 18.59
York 11.48a ~ 11.51d [P5] 12.02 ~ 12.08   18.15a ~ 18.21d [P5] 18.16 ~ 18.24 [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 12/39   17/44 17/42
Weaverthorpe LC 12/42 ?   17/29½ ?
Seamer 12/56½ 12/59   17/22 17/21
Scarborough 13.04a [P1] 13.04   17.15d [P1] 17.15


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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