5th July 2018

West Coast Railways
The Jorvik & Scarborough Spa 3

Locos Used 37669, 37706 & steam: 35018 'British India Line'
Stock Used (3) (99312)+9392+4940+4973+99318+99122+99350+99025+1961+99128+3143

Route :
1Z25 : Southport to Scarborough
1Z27 : Scarborough to Southport

Loco(s) Route
37669 (1) Southport - Burscough Bridge - Parbold - Wigan Wallgate - Wigan South Jn
37706 (2) Wigan South Jn - Wigan North Western - Farington Jn - Lostock Hall 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 (2) (4) York Holgate Sidings - York - Malton - Seamer - Scarborough
35018 (2) (4) Scarborough - Seamer - Malton - York - York Holgate Sidings
37706 (2) York Holgate Sidings - (reverse of outward route) - Wigan South Jn
37669 (1) Wigan South Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Southport

Notes :
(1) 37706 on rear.
(2) 37669 on rear.
(3) 99312 was only in the consist when 35018 was on the train.
(4) This tour was diesel assisted, due to the risk of lineside fires in hot weather.

Source : Nick Bartlett & Class 37 Locomotive Data

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Southport 05.55d [P6] 05.54   23.26a [P6] 23.27
Meols Cop 05/58 06/00   23/23½ 23/22
Burscough Bridge 06.09a ~ 06.11d 06.10 ~ 06.11   23.10a ~ 23.12d 23.10 ~ 23.13
Parbold 06.18a ~ 06.20d 06.18 ~ 06.20   23.02a ~ 23.04d 23.04 ~ 23.06
Wigan Wallgate 06.32a ~ 06.34d [P2] 06.31 ~ 06.32   22.45a ~ 22.47d [P1] 22.43 ~ 22.45
Wigan Station Jn 06/36 ?   22/42½ ?
Wigan South Jn 06.38 ~ 07.00 06.36 ~ ?   22.27 ~ 22.41 22.27 ~ ?
Wigan Station Jn 07/02 ?   22/25 22/23
Wigan North Western 07.04a ~ 07.08d [P1] 07.06 ~ 07.10   22.21a ~ 22.23d [P1] 22.21 ~ 22.22
Balshaw Lane 07/18 07/32   22/11 22/09
Euxton Jn 07/21 07/34   22/02 22/06
Leyland 07.24a ~ 07.33d 07.36 ~ ?   21.57a ~ 21.59d 22.00 ~ 22.03
Farington Jn 07/38½ 07/43   21/53 21/58
Lostock Hall Jn 07*46 ~ 08*14 07.46 ~ 08.14   21/45 21/53
Blackburn 08.37a ~ 08.39d [P2] 08.32 ~ 08.40   21.31a ~ 21.34d [P4] 21.38 ~ 21.40
Daisyfield Jn 08/41 08/42   21/29 21/33
Accrington 08/47 [P1] 08/51   21/21 [P2] 21/26
Gannow Jn 08/55 09/01   21/13 21/17
Copy Pit 09/05 09/12   21/04 21/08
Hall Royd Jn 09/16 09/22   20/55 20/59
Hebden Bridge 09.22a ~ 09.24d [P2] 09.28 ~ 09.31   20.46a ~ 20.49d [P1] 20.49 ~ 20.51
Milner Royd Jn 09/32 09/38   20*24 ~ 20*35 20.22 ~ 20.37
Greetland Jn 09/39 09/40   20/19 20/19
Brighouse 09.45a ~ 09.48d [P1] 09.45 ~ 09.48   20.11a ~ 20.14d [P2] 20.12 ~ 20.14
Bradley Wood Jn 09/51 09/50   20/08½ 20/09
Heaton Lodge East Jn 09/54 09/53   20/05 20/07
Mirfield East Jn 09/58 09/55   20/03 20/04
Horbury Jn 10/09 [FL] 10/02   19/53½ [SL] 19/54
Wakefield Kirkgate 10.13a ~ 10.16d [P1] 10.12 ~ 10.16   19.47a ~ 19.49d [P2] 19.48 ~ ?
Normanton 10/20 10/21   19/41 19/40
Altofts Jn 10/21 10/22   19/39½ 19/39
Castleford 10/25 [P1] 10/27   19/35 19/34
Milford Jn 10/31 10/34   19/21 19/27
Church Fenton 10/38 [P3] [LSL] 10/41   19/15 [P3] 19/20
Colton South Jn 10/44½ [LSL] 10/49   19/10 [LSL] 19/08
Colton Jn 10/45½ [LSL] 10/50   19/09 [LSL] 19/07
York Holgate Sidings 10L54 ~ 11L45 10.54 ~ 11.45   18L24 ~ 19L02 18.25 ~ 19.00
York 11.48a ~ 11.51d [P5] 11.55 ~ 12.02 [P5]   18.15a ~ 18.21d [P5] 18.14 ~ 18.22
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 12/35   17/44 17/40
Weaverthorpe LC 12/42 ?   17/29½ ?
Seamer 12/56½ 12/56   17/22 17/21
Scarborough 13.04a [P1] 13.04 [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


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