8th July 2021

West Coast Railways
The Scarborough Spa Express

Locos Used (1) 37668, 37685 'Loch Arkaig' & steam: 45699 'Galatea'
Stock Used (2) (99312)+99128+3093+1961+3136+99122+99371+99127+1861+4994+4973+4984+99304

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

Loco(s) Route
37685 + 37668 Carnforth - Lancaster - Preston - Farington Curve Jn - Lostock Hall Jn - Blackburn - Accrington - Gannow Jn - Copy Pit - Hall Royd Jn - Hebden Bridge - Greetland Jn - Brighouse - Bradley Wood Jn - Heaton Lodge East Jn - Mirfield East Jn - Horbury 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
37668 + 37685 York Holgate Sidings - (reverse of outward route) - Carnforth

Notes :
(1) 45699 running as 45562 on the cabside, with 45627 smokebox number plate and nameplates 'Sierra Leone'.
 (2) 99312 was only in the consist when 45699 was on the train.

Source : Michael Moore (joined the outward leg at Preston, returned to Blackburn)
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Carnforth 06.00d [P2] 06.00   23.08a [P2] 22.53
Carnforth North Jn 06/01 06/01   23/07 22/52
Morecambe South Jn 06/04 06/07   23/01 22/47
Lancaster 06.07a ~ 06.09d [P4] 06.11 ~ 06.14   22.53a ~ 22.57d [P3] 22.40 ~ 22.43 [P3]
Garstang & Catteral 06/21½ 06/28   22/43 22/27
Barton & Broughton 06/26½ 06/33   22*14 ~ 22*35 [DPL] 22.15 ~ 22.21
Fylde Jn 06/30½ [UT] 06/37   22/06½ 22/09
Preston 06.33a ~ 07.13d [P6] [US] 06.39 ~ 07.12   22.03a ~ 22.05d [P2] [DS] 22.01 ~ 22.07
Ribble Jn 07/15 [US] 07/13   22/01 [DS] 21/59
Farington Curve Jn 07/17½ 07/16   21/58½ [DS] 21/57
Lostock Hall Jn 07/21½ 07/20   21/49 21/53
Blackburn 07.36a ~ 07.39d [P1] 07.35 ~ 07.39   21.31a ~ 21.38d [P4] 21.26 ~ 21.39
Daisyfield Jn 07/42 07/41   21/29 21/24
Accrington 07/48 [P1] 07/50   21/21 [P2] 21/18
Gannow Jn 07/55½ 07/59   21/13 21/10
Copy Pit 08/04½ 08/08   21/04 21/01
Stansfield Hall Jn 08/11½ 08/15   20/56 20/53
Hall Royd Jn 08/14½ 08/16   20/55 20/52
Hebden Bridge 08.20a ~ 08.24d [P2] 08.22 ~ ?   20.45a ~ 20.47d [P1] 20.38 ~ 20.41
Milner Royd Jn 08/35½ 08/33   20/37 20/32
Greetland Jn 08/37½ 08/35   20/33 20/30
Brighouse 08.44a ~ 08.53d [P1] 08.39 ~ 08.53   20.03a ~ 20.27d [P2] 20.00 ~ 20.25
Bradley Wood Jn 08/56 08/55   20/00 19/57
Heaton Lodge East Jn 09/00 08/57   19/56½ 19/56
Mirfield East Jn 09/03 09/03   19/53 [SL] 19/53
Thornhill L.N.W. Jn 09/03½ 09/04   19/52½ 19/52
Horbury Jn 09/11½ [DS] 09/10   19/32 19/34
Wakefield Kirkgate 09.17a ~ 09.21d [P1] 09.15 ~ ?   19.25a ~ 19.28d [P2] [US] 19.24 ~ ?
Normanton 09/26½ [P1] 09/29   19/20½ [P2] 19/18
Altofts Jn 09/28 09/30   19/19 19/15
Castleford 09/36 [P1] 09/35   19/07 19/01
Milford Jn 09/47 09/43   18/48 18/48
Church Fenton 09/52 [P2] [NNL] 09/50   18/42 [P3] 18/41 [P3]
Colton South Jn 09*57 ~ 10*01 [NNL-LSL] ? ~ 10.00   18/34½ [LSL] 18/35
Colton Jn 10/02 [LSL] 10/02   18/33 [LSL] 18/34
York Holgate Sidings 10L10 ~ 11L15 10.08 ~ 11.01   17L56 ~ 18L26 17.55 ~ 18.28
York 11.18a ~ 11.26d [P5] 11.05 ~ 11.26 [P5]   17.49a ~ 17.53d [P3] 17.43 ~ 17.52 [P3]
Scarborough Bridge Jn 11/27 ?   17/43 ?
Strensall SB 11/37 11/37   17/33½ 17/33
Barton Hill 11/42½ 11/44   17/28 17/28
Kirkham Abbey SB 11/46½ ?   17/23 17/24
Malton 12/03 12/02   17/13 17/13
Weaverthorpe LC 12/17 12/15   16/58½ 16/58
Seamer 12/23½ 12/22   16/49 16/47
Scarborough 12.31a [P1] 12.27 [P1]   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 ~ 10.15 [P11] [P9]
York Holgate Sidings 10.18a  

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 18.53 ~ 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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