16th August 2018

West Coast Railways
The Scarborough Spa Express

Locos Used 47237, 47245 & steam: 35018 'British India Line'
Stock Used (1) (99312)+3143+3136+1961+99371+99128+99311+99327+4984+9392

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

Loco(s) Route
47237 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
35018 York Holgate Sidings - York - Malton - Seamer - Scarborough
35018 Scarborough - Seamer - Malton - York - York Holgate Sidings
47245? + 47237? (2) York Holgate Sidings - (reverse of outward route) - Carnforth

Notes :
 (1) 99312 was only in the consist when 35018 was on the train.
(2) Loco confirmation required - 47237 dead in tow?

Source : Nick Bartlett & The Class 47 List

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Carnforth 07.06d [P2] 07.07   23.01a [P2] 23.05
Carnforth North Jn 07/07 07/08   23/00 23/04
Morecambe South Jn 07/11 07/13   22/56 22/56
Lancaster 07.14a ~ 07.16d [P4] 07.16 ~ 07.19   22.37a ~ 22.51d [P3] 22.39 ~ 22.52
Garstang & Catteral 07/28½ 07/31   22/27 22/28
Preston 07.40a ~ 08.04d [P5] 07.40 ~ 08.04   22.00a ~ 22.17d [P2] 22.02 ~ 22.15
Ribble Jn 08/05½ [US] 08/06   21/58 21/59
Farington Curve Jn 08/10 08/09   21/55½ [DS] 21/50
Lostock Hall Jn 08/14 08/14   21/45 21/47
Blackburn 08.37a ~ 08.39d [P2] 08.33 ~ 08.39   21.31a ~ 21.34d [P4] 21.33 ~ 21.36
Daisyfield Jn 08/41 08/41   21/29 21/31
Accrington 08/47 [P1] 08/48   21/21 [P2] 21/24
Gannow Jn 08/55 08/58   21/13 21/14
Copy Pit 09/05 09/06   21/04 21/05
Hall Royd Jn 09/16 09/15   20/55 20/55
Hebden Bridge 09.22a ~ 09.24d [P2] 09.22 ~ 09.24   20.46a ~ 20.49d [P1] 20.46 ~ 20.49
Milner Royd Jn 09/32 09/32   20*24 ~ 20*35 20.23 ~ 20.36
Greetland Jn 09/39 09/33   20/19 20/19
Brighouse 09.45a ~ 09.48d [P1] 09.38 ~ 09.48   20.11a ~ 20.14d [P2] 20.11 ~ 20.14
Bradley Wood Jn 09/51 09/50   20/08½ 20/08
Heaton Lodge East Jn 09/54 09/53   20/05 20/06
Mirfield East Jn 09/58 10/02   20/03 20/03
Horbury Jn 10/09 [FL] 10/11   19/53½ [SL] 19/55
Wakefield Kirkgate 10.13a ~ 10.16d [P1] 10.15 ~ 10.17   19.47a ~ 19.49d [P2]  19.47 ~ ?
Normanton 10/20 10/22   19/41 19/40
Altofts Jn 10/21 10/23   19/39½ 19/39
Castleford 10/25 [P1] 10/26   19/35 19/31
Milford Jn 10/31 10/33   19/21 19/21
Church Fenton 10/38 [P3] 10/39   19/15 [P3] 19/15
Colton South Jn 10/44½ [LSL] 10/46   19/10 [LSL] 19/09
Colton Jn 10/45½ [LSL] 10/48   19/09 [LSL] 19/08
York Holgate Sidings 10L54 ~ 11L45 11.13 ~ 11.59   18L24 ~ 19L02 18.26 ~ 19.02
York 11.48a ~ 11.51d [P5] 12.03 ~ 12.08 [P4]   18.15a ~ 18.21d [P5] 18.18 ~ 18.24
Scarborough Bridge Jn 11/54 ?   18/14 ?
Strensall SB 12/03 ?   18/04½ 18/07
Barton Hill 12/11 ?   17/59 ?
Kirkham Abbey SB 12/16 ?   17/54 ?
Malton 12/27 12/38   17/44 17/47
Weaverthorpe LC 12/42 ?   17/29½ ?
Seamer 12/56½ 12/57   17/22 17/27
Scarborough 13.04a [P1] 13.06   17.15d [P1] 17.17


Associated Light Engine & E.C.S Workings

5Z22 : (35018 with 99312) : York N.R.M. to York Holgate Sidings

Location Booked Actual
York N.R.M. 10.50d  
Fuelling Point 10.55 ~ 11.00  
York 11.01 ~ 11.10 [P11] [P11]
York Holgate Sidings 11.13a  


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