27th June 2019

West Coast Railways
The Scarborough Spa Express

Locos Used 37669, 37676 'Loch Rannoch' & steam: 45699 'Galatea'
Stock Used (1) (99312)+9392+4973+4984+99318+99352+99350+99351+1961+3058

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

Loco(s) Route
37676 + 37669 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 Holgate Sidings
45699 York Holgate Sidings - York - Malton - Seamer - Scarborough
45699 Scarborough - Seamer - Malton - York - York Holgate Sidings
37669 + 37676 York Holgate Sidings - (reverse of outward route) - Carnforth

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


45699 waits to leave Scarborough with the return leg (photo: Nick Bartlett)

Sources : Michael Moore (on the tour throughout) & Nick Bartlett (joined/left the tour at York)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Carnforth 07.41d [P2] 07.41   22.45a [P1] 22.29
Wennington 07/59½ ?   22/28 ?
Bentham 08/05½ ?   22/22½ ?
Giggleswick 08/23½ ?   22/05 ?
Settle Jn 08/27 08/23   22/02 21/54
Hellifield 08.32a ~ 08.35d 08.30 ~ 08.35   21.52a ~ 21.56d 21.46 ~ 21.48
Skipton 08.51a ~ 08.53d [P2] 08.49 ~ 08.53   21.36a ~ 21.39d [P3] 21.30 ~ ?
Keighley 09.08a ~ 09.10d [P1] 09.04 ~ 09.10   21.16a ~ 21.18d [P2] 21.15 ~ 21.17
Shipley 09.21a ~ 09.28d [P1] 09.19 ~ 09.28 [P1]   21.05a ~ 21.07d [P2] 20.57 ~ 21.06
Dockfield Jn 09/30 09/29   21/02 20/56
Apperley Jn 09/34 09/32   20/53 20/51
Armley Jn 09/40½ [US] 09/38   20*14 ~ 20*45 ? ~ 20.44
Whitehall Jn 09/41½ [UWC] 09/40   20/03 [DS] 20/02
Engine Shed Jn 09/45 09/42   19/58 [DWC] 19/57
Stourton Jn 09/49 09/46   19/52 19/54
Woodlesford 09.54a ~ 09.56d [P2] 09.50 ~ 09.56   19.44a ~ 19.47d [P1] 19.47 ~ 19.50
Methley Jn 10/01 10/00   19/41 19/43
Whitwood Jn 10/03 10/02   19/38 19/41
Castleford 10/05 [P1] 10/06   19/35 19/39
Milford Jn 10/11 10/13   19/23 19/32
Church Fenton 10*27 ~ 10*37 [P3] 10.27 ~ 10.41 [P3]   19/17 [P3] 19/26 [P3]
Colton South Jn 10/43½ [LSL] 10/47   19/10 [NNL] 19/19
Colton Jn 10/44½ [LSL] 10/48   19/09 [LSL-NNL] 19/18
York Holgate Sidings 10L53 ~ 12L03 10.57 ~ 12.05   18L23 ~ 19L02 18.23 ~ 19.11
York 12.06a ~ 12.09d [P5] 12.07 ~ 12.13 [P5]   18.15a ~ 18.20d [P5] 18.08 ~ 18.21 [P5]
Scarborough Bridge Jn 12/12 ?   18/14 18/07
Strensall SB 12/21 12/23   18/04½ 18/00
Barton Hill 12/29 12/30   17/59 17/53
Kirkham Abbey SB 12/34 12/34   17/54 17/49
Malton 12/45 12/42   17/44 17/40
Weaverthorpe LC 13/00 12/55   17/29½ 17/26
Seamer 13/09½ 13/02   17/20 17/19
Scarborough 13.17a [P1] 13.07 [P1]   17.13d [P1] 17.13 [P1]


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]
York Siemens 20.29 ~ 20.34
York N.R.M. 20.40a


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