30th July 2020

West Coast Railways
The Scarborough Spa Express

Locos Used (1) 47245 'V.E. Day 75th Anniversary' & steam: 45699 'Galatea'
Stock Used (2) (99312)+99304+4973+99328+5035+1861+3093+99122+3143+1961+99125+99128

Route :
1Z24 : Carnforth to Scarborough
1Z27 : Scarborough to Carnforth

Loco(s) Route
47245 Carnforth - Lancaster - Preston - Farington Curve 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
45699 York Holgate Sidings - York - Malton - Seamer - Scarborough
45699 Scarborough - Seamer - Malton - York - York Holgate Sidings
47245 York Holgate Sidings - (reverse of outward route) - Carnforth

Notes :
(1) 45699 running as 45562 'Alberta'.
 (2) 99312 was only in the consist when 45699 was on the train.

Source : Michael Moore (on the tour throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Carnforth 06.10d [P1] 06.10   23.08a [P2] 22.38
Carnforth North Jn 06/11 06/11   23/07 22/37
Morecambe South Jn 06/14 06/17   23/01 22/29
Lancaster 06.16a ~ 06.18d [P4] 06.20 ~ 06.24   22.52a ~ 22.57d [P3] 22.19 ~ 22.26
Garstang & Catteral 06/31 06/36   22/43 22/07
Barton & Broughton 06/35½ 06/41   22*27 ~ 22*35 [DPL] 22/03
Fylde Jn 06/39 [UT] 06/44   22/19½ 21/58
Preston 06.40a ~ 07.13d [P6] [US] 06.47 ~ 07.15   22.03a ~ 22.18d [P2] [DS] 21.50 ~ 21.56
Ribble Jn 07/14½ [US] 07/16   22/00½ [DS] 21/48
Farington Curve Jn 07/17 07/19   21/58½ [DS] 21/46
Lostock Hall Jn 07/21 07/22   21/49 21/43
Blackburn 07.38a ~ 07.45d [P1] 07.35 ~ 07.47   21.31a ~ 21.38d [P4] 21.29 ~ 21.32
Daisyfield Jn 07/48 07/48   21/29 2/127
Accrington 07/54 [P1] 07/55   21/21 [P2] 21/20
Gannow Jn 08/01½ 08/04   21/13 21/12
Copy Pit 08/10½ 08/12   21/04 21/02
Hall Royd Jn 08/20½ 08/22   20/55 20/53
Hebden Bridge 08.26a ~ 08.28d [P2] 08.27 ~ 08.28   20.46a ~ 20.49d [P1] 20.43 ~ 20.46
Milner Royd Jn 08/37 08/39   20/35½ ? ~ 20.34
Greetland Jn 08/39 08/41   20/32½ 20/07
Brighouse 08.45a ~ 08.54d [P1] 08.45 ~ 08.55   20.03a ~ 20.27d [P2] 19.56 ~ 20.02
Bradley Wood Jn 08/56 08/58   20/00 19/50
Heaton Lodge East Jn 09/01 09/03   19/57 19/47
Mirfield East Jn 09/04 09/09   19/54½ [SL] 19/39
Horbury Jn 09/12 [SL] 09/17   19/33 [SL] 19/27
Wakefield Kirkgate 09.18a ~ 09.21d [P1] 09.22 ~ 09.24   19.25a ~ 19.28d [P2]  ? ~ 19.19
Normanton 09/24½ [P1] 09/29   19/19 [P2] 19/08
Altofts Jn 09/25½ 09/30   19/17½ 19/05
Castleford 09/37 [P1] 09/35   19/07 18/55
Milford Jn 09/43 09/43   18/48 18/41
Church Fenton 09/52 [P2] [NNL] 09/48   18/42 [P1] 18/33
Colton South Jn 10/01 [NNL-LSL] 09/52   18/34½ [NNL] 18/27
Colton Jn 10/02½ [LSL] 09/53   18/33 [LSL-NNL] 18/23
York Holgate Sidings 10L10 ~ 11L15 10.01 ~ 11.09   17L51 ~ 18L26 17.49 ~ 18.16
York 11.18a ~ 11.27d [P5] 11.15 ~ 11.26 [P4]   17.44a ~ 17.48d [P5] 17.38 ~ 17.46
Scarborough Bridge Jn 11/30 ?   17/43 ?
Strensall SB 11/39 11/38   17/33½ 17/24
Barton Hill 11/47 11/44   17/28 ?
Kirkham Abbey SB 11/52 11/47   17/23 ?
Malton 12/03 12/02   17/13 17/05
Weaverthorpe LC 12/17 12/15   16/58½ 16/52
Seamer 12/25 12/22   16/49 16/47
Scarborough 12.34a [P1] 12.27   16.41d [P1] 16.41 [P1]


Associated E.C.S & Light Engine Workings

5Z22 : (45699 with 99312) : York N.R.M. to York Holgate Sidings

Location Booked Actual
York N.R.M. 10.00d  
York Fuelling Point 10.05 ~ 10.10  
York 10.13 ~ 10.16 [P11] [P11]
York Holgate Sidings 10.19a  

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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