11th July 2019

West Coast Railways
The Scarborough Spa Express

Locos Used 47828, 47832 & steam: 45699 'Galatea'
Stock Used (1) (99312)+99125+99350+1961+99127+99351+99352+1860+5035+4905+99304

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

Loco(s) Route
47828 + 47832 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
45699 York Holgate Sidings - York - Malton - Seamer - Scarborough
45699 Scarborough - Seamer - Malton - York - York Holgate Sidings
47832 + 47828 York Holgate Sidings - (reverse of outward route) - Carnforth

Notes :
 (1) 99312 was only in the consist when 45699 was on the train.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Carnforth 07.09d [P2] 07.08   22.58a [P2] 22.59
Carnforth North Jn 07/10½ 07/09   22/57 22/58
Carnforth [U&DGL] 07*13 ~ 07*19 07.12 ~ 07.17   - -
Morecambe South Jn 07/26 07/22   22/53 22/51
Lancaster 07.29a ~ 07.31d [P4] 07.26 ~ 07.31 [P4]   22.42a ~ 22.49d [P3] 22.40 ~ 22.48 [P3]
Garstang & Catteral 07/43½ 07/40   22/31 22/23
Fylde Jn 07/51 [UF] 07/47   22/19½ 22/15
Preston 07.53a ~ 08.02d [P5] 07.49 ~ 08.11   22.05a ~ 22.18d [P2] 22.04 ~ 22.13 [P3]
Ribble Jn 08/04 [UF-US] 08/12   22/03 [DS] 22/01
Farington Curve Jn 08/07½ 08/14   22/00 [DS] 21/49
Lostock Hall Jn 08/13 08/17   21/51 21/42
Blackburn 08.37a ~ 08.39d [P2] 08.33 ~ 08.38   21.33a ~ 21.40d [P4] 21.25 ~ 21.31
Daisyfield Jn 08/41 08/40   21/31 21/23
Accrington 08/47 [P1] 08/46   21/22 [P2] 21/17
Gannow Jn 08/55 08/53   21/14 21/10
Copy Pit 09/05 09/01   21/05 21/01
Hall Royd Jn 09/16 09/11   20/56 20/52
Hebden Bridge 09.22a ~ 09.25d [P2] 09.17 ~ ?   20.46a ~ 20.50d [P1] 20.43 ~ 20.45
Milner Royd Jn 09/33 09/32   20*24 ~ 20*35 ? ~ 20.33
Greetland Jn 09/35 09/34   20/21 20/15
Brighouse 09.42a ~ 09.48d [P1] 09.38 ~ 09.48   20.12a ~ 20.16d [P2] 20.09 ~ 20.11
Bradley Wood Jn 09/54 09/49   20/09½ 20/07
Heaton Lodge East Jn 09/57 09/53   20/06 20/03
Mirfield East Jn 10/03 10/01   20/04 20/00
Horbury Jn 10/12 [FL] 10/08   19/54½ [SL] 19/53
Wakefield Kirkgate 10.15a ~ 10.17d [P1] 10.12 ~ 10.16   19.48a ~ 19.50d [P2]  19.37 ~ 19.49
Normanton 10/21 [P1] 10/21   19/41½ [P2] 19/29
Altofts Jn 10/22 10/22   19/39½ 19/27
Castleford 10/26 [P1] 10/25   19/35 19/22
Milford Jn 10/32 10/31   19/23 19/15
Church Fenton 10/39 [P3] 10/36 [P3]   19/17 [P1] 19/11
Colton Jn 10/44½ [LSL] 10/42   19/09 [NNL] 19/06
York Holgate Sidings 10L53 ~ 12L03 10.48 ~ 12.10   18L23 ~ 19L02 18.23 ~ 18.58
York 12.06a ~ 12.09d [P5] 12.13 ~ 12.20 [P5]   18.15a ~ 18.20d [P5] 18.09 ~ 18.20
Scarborough Bridge Jn 12/12 ?   18/14 ?
Strensall SB 12/21 12/30   18/04½ ?
Barton Hill 12/29 ?   17/59 ?
Kirkham Abbey SB 12/34 ?   17/54 ?
Malton 12/45 12/49   17/44 17/39
Weaverthorpe LC 13/00 ?   17/29½ ?
Seamer 13/09½ 13/10   17/20 17/20
Scarborough 13.17a [P1] 13.16   17.13d [P1] 17.14


Associated Light Engine & E.C.S Workings

5Z22 : (45699 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 [P9]
York Holgate Sidings 11.13a

5Z23 : (45699 with 99312) : York Holgate Sidings to York N.R.M.
(Loco turning trip)

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 ~ 20.11
York Yard South Jn 20/15
York Holgate Sidings 20.18 ~ 20.23
York 20/26 [P11]
York Siemens 20.29 ~ 20.34
York N.R.M. 20.40a


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