30th August 2018

West Coast Railways
The Scarborough Spa Express

Locos Used 33207 'Jim Martin', 47746 'Chris Fudge' & steam: 45690 'Leander'
Stock Used (2) (99312)+99128+3136+1961+99371+99311+4???+4973?+4984?+9392

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

Loco(s) Route
47746 (1) 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
45690 York Holgate Sidings - York - Malton - Seamer - Scarborough
45690 Scarborough - Seamer - Malton - York - York Holgate Sidings
47746 + 33207 (4) York Holgate Sidings - (reverse of outward route) - Carnforth

Notes :
 (1) 33207 on rear.
 (2) 99312 was only in the consist when 45690 was on the train.
(3) 45690 'Leander' replaced failed 35018 'British India Line'.
(4) 33207 dead in tow?

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Carnforth 07.06d [P2] 07.08   23.01a [P2] 23.02
Carnforth North Jn 07/07 07/09   23/00 23/01
Morecambe South Jn 07/11 07/15   22/56 22/55
Lancaster 07.14a ~ 07.16d [P4] 07.18 ~ 07.21   22.37a ~ 22.51d [P3] 22.35 ~ 22.52
Garstang & Catteral 07/28½ 07/32   22/27 22/25
Preston 07.40a ~ 08.04d [P5] 07.42 ~ 08.04   22.00a ~ 22.17d [P2] 22.02 ~ 22.15 [P2]
Ribble Jn 08/05½ [US] 08/06   21/58 21/59
Farington Curve Jn 08/10 08/09   21/55½ [DS] 21/51
Lostock Hall Jn 08/14 08/12   21/45 21/48
Blackburn 08.37a ~ 08.39d [P2] 08.29 ~ 08.39   21.31a ~ 21.34d [P4] 21.34 ~ 21.38
Daisyfield Jn 08/41 08/40   21/29 21/32
Accrington 08/47 [P1] 08/48   21/21 [P2] 21/25
Gannow Jn 08/55 08/57   21/13 21/17
Copy Pit 09/05 09/06   21/04 21/08
Hall Royd Jn 09/16 09/16   20/55 20/58
Hebden Bridge 09.22a ~ 09.24d [P2] 09.22 ~ 09.24   20.46a ~ 20.49d [P1] 20.48 ~ 20.52
Milner Royd Jn 09/32 09/33   20*24 ~ 20*35 20.21 ~ 20.37
Greetland Jn 09/39 09/37   20/19 20/18
Brighouse 09.45a ~ 09.48d [P1] 09.42 ~ 09.48   20.11a ~ 20.14d [P2] 20.10 ~ 20.13
Bradley Wood Jn 09/51 09/50   20/08½ 20/08
Heaton Lodge East Jn 09/54 09/52   20/05 20/04
Mirfield East Jn 09/58 09/57   20/03 20/01
Horbury Jn 10/09 [FL] 10/07   19/53½ [SL] 19/53
Wakefield Kirkgate 10.13a ~ 10.16d [P1] 10.12 ~ 10.16   19.47a ~ 19.49d [P2]  19.38 ~ 19.48
Normanton 10/20 10/21   19/41 19/29
Altofts Jn 10/21 10/22   19/39½ 19/28
Castleford 10/25 [P1] 10/27   19/35 19/23
Milford Jn 10/31 10/34   19/21 19/15
Church Fenton 10/38 [P3] 10/41   19/15 [P3] 19/09
Colton South Jn 10/44½ [LSL] 10/48   19/10 [LSL] 19/02
Colton Jn 10/45½ [LSL] 10/49   19/09 [LSL] 19/01
York Holgate Sidings 10L54 ~ 11L45 10.54 ~ 11.49   18L24 ~ 19L02 18.23 ~ 18.55
York 11.48a ~ 11.51d [P5] 11.51 ~ 11.58   18.15a ~ 18.21d [P5] 18.10 ~ 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 12/27   17/44 17/40
Weaverthorpe LC 12/42 ?   17/29½ ?
Seamer 12/56½ 12/50   17/22 17/21
Scarborough 13.04a [P1] 12.57   17.15d [P1] 17.15


Associated Light Engine & E.C.S Workings

5Z22 : (45690 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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