31st August 2023

West Coast Railways
The Scarborough Spa Express

Loco Used (1) steam: 45699 'Galatea'
Stock Used 99312+999506+99304+4960+4994+1861+3136+99347+1961+99351+3120

Route :
1Z67 : Carnforth to Scarborough
1Z68 : Scarborough to Carnforth

Loco Route
45699 Carnforth - Bentham - Giggleswick - Settle Jn - Hellifield - Skipton - Keighley - Shipley - Apperley Jn - Whitehall Jn - Engine Shed Jn - Woodlesford - Methley Jn - Whitwood Jn - Castleford - Milford Jn - Church Fenton - Colton Jn - York - Malton - Seamer - Scarborough
45699 Scarborough - (reverse of outward route) - Carnforth

Notes :
(1) 45699 running as 45562 on the cabside, with 45627 smokebox number plate and nameplates 'Sierra Leone'.
(2) This was the last 'Scarborough Spa Express' for the 2023 season.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Carnforth 07.52d [P2] 07.52   21.50a [P1] 21.42
Wennington 08/10 ?   21/32 ?
Bentham 08/15½ ?   21/26 ?
Giggleswick 08/33½ ?   21/08 ?
Settle Jn 08/37 08/39   21/04½ 21/02
Hellifield [Goods Loops] 08w44 ~ 09w05 [UGL] 08.47 ~ 09.01   20w28 ~ 20w58 [DGL] 20.40 ~ 20.53
Hellifield 09/06 09/02   20/25½ 20/39
Gargrave 09/12½ [P1] 09/12   20/16 [P2] 20/25
Skipton 09.23a ~ 09.26d [P2] 09.20 ~ 09.26   20.05a ~ 20.08d [P4] 20.12 ~ 20.15
Keighley 09.40a ~ 09.43d [P1] 09.38 ~ 09.42   19.48a ~ 19.50d [P2] 19.53 ~ 19.57
Shipley 09.54a ~ 09.57d [P1] 09.52 ~ 09.57   19.36a ~ 19.38d [P2] 19.39 ~ 19.43
Dockfield Jn 09/59 09/58   19/35 19/39
Apperley Jn 10/06 10/03   19/30 19/32
Kirkstall Loop 10*12 ~ 10*26 [UGL] 10.10 ~ 10.27   18*57 ~ 19*25 [DGL] 19.01 ~ 19.24
Armley Jn 10/31 [US] 10/32   18/55 18/57
Whitehall Jn 10*33 ~ 10*40 [UWC] ? ~ 10.39   18/54 [DS] 18/56
Engine Shed Jn 10/44 10/41   18/53 [DWC] 18/52
Hunslet Station Jn 10/45 10/44   18*38 ~ 18*50 ? ~ 18.51
Stourton Jn 10/47 10/47   18/31 [AD] 18/32
Woodlesford 10.51a ~ 10.56d [P2] 10.51 ~ 10.56   18.22a ~ 18.26d [P1] 18.20 ~ 18.26
Methley Jn 11/00 11/01   18/17 18/15
Whitwood Jn 11/05 11/03   18/12 18/12
Castleford 11/08 [P1] 11/08   18/09 18/09
Milford Jn 11/20 11/16   17/59 17/59
Church Fenton 11w38 ~ 12w08 [P2] [NNL] 11.22 ~ 12.07   17w32 ~ 17w53 [P1] 17.36 ~ 17.52
Colton Jn 12/16 [NNL] 12/15   17/25 [NNL] 17/28
York 12.27a ~ 12.33d [P5] 12.24 ~ 12.33 [P5]   17.14a ~ 17.18d [P3] [NNL] 17.05 ~ 17.19
Scarborough Bridge Jn 12/34 ?   17/12 ?
Strensall SB 12/42 12/44   17/04 ?
Barton Hill 12/47½ ?   16/58½ 16/49
Kirkham Abbey SB 12/51½ 12/53   16/53½ 16/46
Malton 13/01 13/03   16/43½ 16/36
Weaverthorpe LC 13/15 13/16   16/29 16/23
Seamer 13/21½ 13/23   16/19 16/17
Scarborough 13.30a [P1] 13.30 [P1]   16.10d [P1] 16.11


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