5th August 1982

British Rail (ER, York Division)
Scarborough Spa Express

Loco Used steam : 850 'Lord Nelson'
Stock Used 10x mark 1's (90mph vacuum-braked)

Route : 1G50 throughout

Loco Route
850 York - Skelton Jn - Knaresborough - Harrogate - Leeds - Micklefield - Church Fenton - York - Malton - Scarborough
850 Scarborough - (reverse of outward route) - York - (reverse of outward route) - York

Sources : Paul Barrett & Gordon Lacy
Photo Review


850 takes water at York before heading for Scarborough (photo: Gordon Lacy)


850 on arrival at Leeds in the evening (photo: Gordon Lacy)


Timings (Booked Only)
(from Gordon Lacy)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
York 08.45d 08.47½ [P14]   21.33a ?
Skelton Jn 08/50 08/52½   21/29 ?
Poppleton 08/54 08/55   21/25 ?
Hammerton 09/04 09/05   21/15 ?
Cattal 09/08 09/10   21/05 ?
Knaresborough 09/17 09/20   20/52 ?
Harrogate 09.24a ~ 09.29d 09.28½ ~ 09.32½   20.23a ~ 20.43d ?
Rigton 09/39 09/42   20/12 ?
Horsforth 09/50 09/55   20/00 ?
Whitehall Jn 09/59 10/01   19/49 ?
Leeds 10.04a ~ 10.13d 10.06 ~ 10.13½   19.15a ~ 19.45d 19.14½ ~ ??.?? [P9]
Cross Gates 10/22 10/21   19/05 19/06
Micklefield 10/31 10/27½   18/56 18/57
Church Fenton 10/38 10.34 ~ 10.38   18/46 18/48
York 10.52a ~ 11.15d 10.54½ ~ 11.24   18.20a ~ 18.30d 18.17 ~ 18.31
Malton 11/45 11/54½   17/48 17/46½
Seamer 12/05 12.20   17/26 17/26
Scarborough 12.11a 12.27 [P1]   17.20d 17.20 [P2]


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