9th August 1984
British Rail
Scarborough Spa Express
Loco Used | steam: 60009 'Union of South Africa' |
Stock Used | 9x mark 1's (90mph vacuum-braked) |
Route :
1L50 : York to Scarborough
1L51 : Scarborough to York
Loco | Route |
60009 | York - Skelton Jn - Hammerton - Knaresborough - Harrogate - Horsforth - Leeds - Cross Gates - Church Fenton - Colton Jn - York - Malton - Seamer - Scarborough |
60009 | Scarborough - (reverse of outward route) - York - (reverse of outward route) - York |
Sources : Paul Bartlett, Robin Lush, Phil Durrell/David
Bailey & Gordon Lacy
Photo Review
60009 waits to leave Scarborough (photo: Gordon Lacy)
'Union of South Africa' at Leeds on 1L51 (photo: Gordon Lacy)
60009 leaves Harrogate heading to York (photo: Paul Bartlett)
Ticket scan courtesy of Martyn Brailsford/
from Pete Crawley collection.
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Robin Lush & Gordon Lacy)
Location | Booked | Actual | Booked | Actual | |
York | 08.35d | 08.40 [P9] | 20.42a | ? | |
Skelton Jn | 08/39 | 08/46 | 20*37 | ? | |
Poppleton | 08/43 | 08/48 | 20/27 | ? | |
Hammerton | 08/52 | 08/56 | 20/18 | ? | |
Cattal | 08/56 | 08/59 | 20/14 | ? | |
Knaresborough | 09/05 | 09/08 | 20/05 | ? | |
Harrogate | 09.14a ~ 09.34d | 09.16 ~ 09.37½ | 19.53a ~ 19.57d | ? | |
Rigton LC | 09/43 | 09/46½ | 19/39 | ? | |
Horsforth | 09/54 | 09/56½ | 19/29 | ? | |
Wortley Jn | 10/04 | 10/17 | 19/18 | ? | |
Whitehall Jn | ? | 10/05 | 19/17 | ? | |
Leeds | 10.10a ~ 10.19d | 10.11½ ~ 10.20 [P8] | 18w43a ~ 19w14d | 18.41 ~ ??.?? [P6] | |
Cross Gates | 10/28½ | 10/28 | 18/35 | 18/34 | |
Micklefield | 10/36½ | 10/34½ | 18/27½ | 18/26½ | |
Church Fenton | 10/42 | 10/39 | 18/19½ | 18/19½ | |
Colton Jn | 10/48 | 10/44½ | 18/13½ | 18/17 | |
York | 10w56a ~ 11w16d | 10.53½ ~ 11.16 [P9] | 17.58a ~ 18.05d | 18.04½ ~ 18.09 [P8] | |
Malton | 11/44 | 11/55 | 17/29 | 17/29 | |
Seamer | 12/06 | 12/14 | 17/09 | 17/07½ | |
Scarborough | 12.12a | 12.19½ [P1] | 17.02d | 17.02 [P1] |