12th July 2018

West Coast Railways
The Scarborough Spa Express

Locos Used 37668, 37706 & steam: 35018 'British India Line'
Stock Used (2) (99312)+9392+4973+99318+99371+99025+1961+99122+99128

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

Loco(s) Route
37668 + 37706 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 (1) (3) York Holgate Sidings - York - Malton - Seamer - Scarborough
35018 (1) (3) Scarborough - Seamer - Malton - York - York Holgate Sidings
37706 + 37668 York Holgate Sidings - (reverse of outward route) - Carnforth

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

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Carnforth 07.41d [P2] 07.41   22.41a [P1] 22.07
Wennington 07/59½ ?   22/25½ ?
Bentham 08/05½ ?   22/20½ ?
Giggleswick 08/23½ ?   22/05 ?
Settle Jn 08/27 08/14   22/02 21/36
Hellifield 08.32a ~ 08.35d 08.24 ~ 08.35   21.52a ~ 21.56d 21.30 ~ 21.32
Skipton 08.50a ~ 08.53d [P2] 08.49 ~ 08.54   21.34a ~ 21.38d [P3] 21.15 ~ 21.19
Keighley 09.08a ~ 09.10d [P1] 09.06 ~ 09.10   21.16a ~ 21.18d [P2] 21.02 ~ 21.04
Shipley 09.21a ~ 09.28d [P1] 09.20 ~ 09.28   21.03a ~ 21.05d [P2] 20.19 ~ 20.23
Dockfield Jn 09/30 09/29   21/02 ?
Apperley Jn 09/34 09/33   20/53 20/14
Armley Jn 09/40 [US] 09/39   20*14 ~ 20*45 ? ~ 20.08
Whitehall Jn 09*42 ~ 09*56 [UWC] ? ~ 09.57   20/01½ [DS] 20/06
Engine Shed Jn 10*01 ~ 10*09 ? ~ 10.07   19/58 [DWC] 20/00
Stourton Jn 10/13 10/15   19/52 19/52
Woodlesford 10.18a ~ 10.20d [P2] 10.19 ~ 10.21   19.44a ~ 19.47d [P1] 19.46 ~ 19.49
Methley Jn 10/24½ 10/25   19/41 19/40
Whitwood Jn 10/27½ 10/27   19/38 19/37
Castleford 10/36 [P1] 10/29   19/35 19/33
Milford Jn 10/45 10/39   19/22 19/22
Church Fenton 10/55 10/45 [P3]   19/14 [P1] 19/18 [P1]
Colton South Jn 10/59½ [LSL] ?   19/10 [NNL] 19/14
Colton Jn 11/00½ [LSL] 10/51   19/09 [LSL] 19/12
York Holgate Sidings 11L08 ~ 11L45 10.58 ~ 11.45   18L24 ~ 19L02 18.23 ~ 19.06
York 11.48a ~ 11.51d [P5] 11.46 ~ 11.53   18.15a ~ 18.21d [P5] 18.15 ~ 18.21 [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 12/22   17/44 17/42
Weaverthorpe LC 12/42 ?   17/29½ ?
Seamer 12/56½ 12/45   17/22 17/22
Scarborough 13.04a [P1] 12.51   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. 11.00d
Fuelling Point 11.05 ~ 11.10
York 11.11 ~ 11.20 [P11]
York Holgate Sidings 11.23a


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