6th September 2018

West Coast Railways
The Scarborough Spa Express

Locos Used 37516 'Loch Laidon', 37669 & steam: 45690 'Leander'
Stock Used (1) (99312)+9392+4984+4973+99311+3143+99371+1961+3136+99128

Route :
1Z21 : Carnforth to Scarborough
1Z23 : Scarborough to Carnforth

Loco(s) Route
37669 + 37516 Carnforth - 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 Holgate Sidings
45690 York Holgate Sidings - York - Malton - Seamer - Scarborough
45690 Scarborough - Seamer - Malton - York - York Holgate Sidings
37516 + 37669 York Holgate Sidings - (reverse of outward route) - Carnforth

Notes :
 (1) 99312 was only in the consist when 45690 was on the train.
(2) 45690 'Leander' replaced unavailable 35018 'British India Line'.

Sources : Nick Bartlett & Class 37 Data

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Carnforth 07.41d [P2] 07.41   22.41a [P1] 22.08 [P1]
Wennington 07/59½ ?   22/25½ ?
Bentham 08/05½ ?   22/20½ ?
Giggleswick 08/23½ ?   22/05 ?
Settle Jn 08/27 08/25   22/02 21/34
Hellifield 08.32a ~ 08.35d 08.32 ~ 08.37   21.52a ~ 21.56d 21.10 ~ 21.29
Skipton 08.50a ~ 08.53d [P2] 08.51 ~ 08.57   21.34a ~ 21.38d [P3] 20.53 ~ 20.55
Keighley 09.08a ~ 09.10d [P1] 09.08 ~ 09.10   21.16a ~ 21.18d [P2] 20.40 ~ 20.42
Shipley 09.21a ~ 09.28d [P1] 09.22 ~ 09.28   21.03a ~ 21.05d [P2] 20.27 ~ 20.33
Dockfield Jn 09/30 09/29   21/02 ?
Apperley Jn 09/34 09/35   20/53 20/21
Armley Jn 09/40 [US] 09/42   20*14 ~ 20*45 20/15?
Whitehall Jn 09*42 ~ 09*56 [UWC] ? ~ 09.55   20/01½ [DS] 19/58
Engine Shed Jn 10*01 ~ 10*09 ? ~ 10.07   19/58 [DWC] 19/54
Stourton Jn 10/13 10/12   19/52 19/51
Woodlesford 10.18a ~ 10.20d [P2] 10.16 ~ 10.22   19.44a ~ 19.47d [P1] 19.43 ~ 19.47
Methley Jn 10/24½ 10/26   19/41 19/38
Whitwood Jn 10/27½ 10/28   19/38 19/36
Castleford 10/36 [P1] 10/37   19/35 19/25
Milford Jn 10/45 10/44   19/22 19/12
Church Fenton 10/55 10/52 [P3]   19/14 [P1] 19/07
Colton South Jn 10/59½ [LSL] 11/13   19/10 [NNL] 19/03
Colton Jn 11/00½ [LSL] 11/14   19/09 [LSL] 19/02
York Holgate Sidings 11L08 ~ 11L45 11.22 ~ 11.45   18L24 ~ 19L02 18.23 ~ 18.57
York 11.48a ~ 11.51d [P5] 11.48 ~ 11.52   18.15a ~ 18.21d [P5] 18.16 ~ 18.21
Scarborough Bridge Jn 11/54 ?   18/14 ?
Strensall SB 12/03 ?   18/04½ ?
Barton Hill 12/11 ?   17/59 ?
Kirkham Abbey SB 12/16 ?   17/54 ?
Malton 12/27 12/25   17/44 17/39
Weaverthorpe LC 12/42 ?   17/29½ ?
Seamer 12/56½ 12/43   17/22 17/21
Scarborough 13.04a [P1] 12.51   17.15d [P1] 17.15


Associated Light Engine & E.C.S Workings

5Z22 : (45690 with 99312) : York N.R.M. to York Holgate Sidings

Location Booked
York N.R.M. 11.00d
Fuelling Point 11.05 ~ 11.10
York 11.11 ~ 11.20 [P11]
York Holgate Sidings 11.23a


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