8th August 2019

West Coast Railways
The Scarborough Spa Express

Locos Used 47746 'Chris Fudge', 47854 'Diamond Jubilee', 57001 & steam: 45699 'Galatea'
Stock Used (1) (99312)+99125+99350+1961+99128+99352+99127+3058+99318+5035+4854+4984+99304

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

Loco(s) Route
47746 + 47854 Carnforth - Lancaster - Preston (2)
47854 Preston - Farington Curve Jn - Lostock Hall 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
47854 + 57001 York Holgate Sidings - (reverse of outward route) - Carnforth

Notes :
 (1) 99312 was only in the consist when 45699 was on the train.
(2) 47746 failed at Preston on the outward leg, and was removed from the train.

Sources : Michael Moore (on the tour throughout) & The Class 47 List

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Carnforth 07.09d [P2] 07.12 [P2]   22.58a [P2] 23.02
Carnforth North Jn 07/10½ 07/13   22/57 23/01
Carnforth [U&DGL] 07*13 ~ 07*19 ?   - -
Morecambe South Jn 07/26 07/19   22/53 22/54
Lancaster 07.29a ~ 07.31d [P4] 07.22 ~ 07.32   22.42a ~ 22.49d [P3] 22.43 ~ 22.50
Garstang & Catteral 07/43½ 07/47   22/31 22/23
Fylde Jn 07/51 [UF] 08/00   22/19½ 22/14
Preston 07.53a ~ 08.02d [P5] [UF] 08.02 ~ 08.27 [P6]   22.05a ~ 22.18d [P3] [DS] 22.04 ~ 22.12
Ribble Jn 08/04 [UF-US] 08/28   22/03 [DS] 22/02
Farington Curve Jn 08/07½ 08/31   22/00 [DS] 21/55
Lostock Hall Jn 08/13 08/35   21/51 21/52
Blackburn 08.37a ~ 08.39d [P2] 08.48 ~ 08.50   21.33a ~ 21.40d [P4] 21.37 ~ 21.41
Daisyfield Jn 08/41 08/52   21/31 21/35
Accrington 08/47 [P1] 08/59   21/22 [P2] 21/28
Gannow Jn 08/55 09/08   21/14 21/19
Copy Pit 09/05 09/17   21/05 21/11
Hall Royd Jn 09/16 09/26   20/56 21/01
Hebden Bridge 09.22a ~ 09.25d [P2] 09.31 ~ ?   20.46a ~ 20.50d [P1] 20.51 ~ 20.53
Milner Royd Jn 09/33 09/41   20*24 ~ 20*35 ? ~ 20.40
Greetland Jn 09/35 09/42   20/21 20/17
Brighouse 09.42a ~ 09.48d [P1] 09.48 ~ 09.51   20.12a ~ 20.16d [P2] 20.09 ~ 20.11
Bradley Wood Jn 09/54 09/53   20/09½ 20/06
Heaton Lodge East Jn 09/57 09/55   20/06 20/03
Mirfield East Jn 10/03 10/02   20/04 20/01
Horbury Jn 10/12 [FL] 10/11   19/54½ [SL] 19/54
Wakefield Kirkgate 10.15a ~ 10.17d [P1] 10.16 ~ 10.19   19.48a ~ 19.50d [P2]  19.37 ~ ?
Normanton 10/21 [P1] 10/24   19/41½ [P2] 19/30
Altofts Jn 10/22 10/25   19/39½ 19/28
Castleford 10/26 [P1] 10/29   19/35 19/24
Milford Jn 10/32 10/36   19/23 19/18
Church Fenton 10/39 [P3] 10/42   19/17 [P1] 19/14
Colton Jn 10/44½ [LSL] 10/49   19/09 [NNL] 19/09
York Holgate Sidings 10L53 ~ 12L03 10.58 ~ 12.04   18L23 ~ 19L02 18.26 ~ 19.03
York 12.06a ~ 12.09d [P5] 12.07 ~ 12.14 [P5]   18.15a ~ 18.20d [P5] 18.17 ~ 18.23
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 12/44   17/44 17/39
Weaverthorpe LC 13/00 ?   17/29½ ?
Seamer 13/09½ 13/06   17/20 17/19
Scarborough 13.17a [P1] 13.10   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] [P9]
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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