20th June 2019

West Coast Railways
The Scarborough Spa Express

Locos Used 37676 'Loch Rannoch', 37685 'Loch Arkaig' & steam: 45699 'Galatea'
Stock Used (1) (99312)+9392+4973+4984+99318+99352+99350+99351+99025+1961+3058+99127

Route :
1Z25 : Carnforth to Scarborough
1Z27 : Scarborough to Carnforth

Loco(s) Route
37676+37685 Carnforth - Lancaster - Preston - Farington Curve Jn - Blackburn - Accrington - Gannow Jn - Copy Pit - Hall Royd Jn - Hebden Bridge - Greetland Jn - Brighouse - Heaton Lodge East Jn - Mirfield East 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
37685+37676 York Holgate Sidings - (reverse of outward route) - Carnforth

Notes :
(1) 99312 was only in the consist when 45699 was on the train.

Source : Michael Moore (on the tour)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Carnforth 07.09d [P2] 07.15   22.58a [P2] 23.10
Carnforth North Jn 07/10½ 07/16   22/57 23/09
Carnforth [U&DGL] 07*13 ~ 07*19 07.19 ~ 07.20   - -
Morecambe South Jn 07/26 07/26   22/53 23/02
Lancaster 07.29a ~ 07.31d [P4] 07.29 ~ 07.32 [P4]   22.42a ~ 22.49d [P3] 22.52 ~ 22.58
Garstang & Catteral 07/43½ 07/43   22/31 22/37
Fylde Jn 07/51 [UF] 07/51   22/19½ 22/24
Preston 07.53a ~ 08.02d [P5] 07.53 ~ 08.04 [P6]   22.05a ~ 22.18d [P2] 22.18 ~ 22.21
Ribble Jn 08/04 [UF-US] 08/05 [UF-US]   22/03 [DS] 22/16
Farington Curve Jn 08/07½ 08/08   22/00 [DS] 22/13
Lostock Hall Jn 08/13 08/11   21/51 22/10
Blackburn 08.37a ~ 08.39d [P2] 08.34 ~ 08.39   21.33a ~ 21.40d [P4] 21.54 ~ 21.58
Daisyfield Jn 08/41 08/40   21/31 21/52
Accrington 08/47 [P1] 08/47   21/22 [P2] 21/44
Gannow Jn 08/55 08/55   21/14 21/34
Copy Pit 09/05 09/03   21/05 21/22
Hall Royd Jn 09/16 09/12   20/56 20/58
Hebden Bridge 09.22a ~ 09.25d [P2] 09.18 ~ ?   20.46a ~ 20.50d [P1] 20.44 ~ 20.51
Milner Royd Jn 09/33 09/31   20*24 ~ 20*35 ? ~ 20.34
Greetland Jn 09/35 09/33   20/21 20/19
Brighouse 09.42a ~ 09.48d [P1] 09.38 ~ 09.47   20.12a ~ 20.16d [P2] 20.10 ~ 20.13
Bradley Wood Jn 09/54 09/49   20/09½ 20/08
Heaton Lodge East Jn 09/57 09/53   20/06 20/06
Mirfield East Jn 10/03 10/02   20/04 20/03
Horbury Jn 10/12 [FL] 10/12   19/54½ [SL] 19/55
Wakefield Kirkgate 10.15a ~ 10.17d [P1] ? ~ 10.17   19.48a ~ 19.50d [P2]  19.47 ~ ?
Normanton 10/21 [P1] 10/24   19/41½ [P2] 19/41
Altofts Jn 10/22 10/25   19/39½ 19/40
Castleford 10/26 [P1] 10/29   19/35 19/31
Milford Jn 10/32 10/35   19/23 19/20
Church Fenton 10/39 [P3] 10/40   19/17 [P1] 19/16
Colton Jn 10/44½ [LSL] 10/47   19/09 [NNL] 19/11
York Holgate Sidings 10L53 ~ 12L03 10.56 ~ 12.05   18L23 ~ 19L02 18.23 ~ 19.05
York 12.06a ~ 12.09d [P5] 12.08 ~ 12.14 [P5]   18.15a ~ 18.20d [P5] 18.05 ~ 18.20
Scarborough Bridge Jn 12/12 ?   18/14 ?
Strensall SB 12/21 12/25   18/04½ ?
Barton Hill 12/29 ?   17/59 ?
Kirkham Abbey SB 12/34 ?   17/54 ?
Malton 12/45 12/43   17/44 17/39
Weaverthorpe LC 13/00 ?   17/29½ ?
Seamer 13/09½ 13/04   17/20 17/19
Scarborough 13.17a [P1] 13.08   17.13d [P1] 17.13


Associated Light Engine & E.C.S Workings

5Z22 : (45699 with 99312) : York N.R.M. to York Holgate Sidings

Location Booked Actual
York N.R.M. 10.50d  
Fuelling Point 10.55 ~ 11.00  
York 11.01 ~ 11.10 [P9] [P11]
York Holgate Sidings 11.13a  

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 18.52 ~ 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]
Fuelling Point 20.29 ~ 20.34
York N.R.M. 20.40a


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