22nd August 2019

West Coast Railways
The Scarborough Spa Express

Locos Used 37518, 37706 & steam: 35018 'British India Line'
Stock Used (1) (99312)+99304+99327+4940+4854+99318+99127+99352+99128+1961+99350+99125

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

Loco(s) Route
37518 + 37706 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
35018 York Holgate Sidings - York - Malton - Seamer - Scarborough
35018 Scarborough - Seamer - Malton - York - York Holgate Sidings
37706 + 37518 York Holgate Sidings - (reverse of outward route) - Carnforth

Notes :
(1) 99312 was only in the consist when 35018 was on the train.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Carnforth 07.41d [P2] 07.41   22.45a [P1] 22.01
Wennington 07/59½ ?   22/28 ?
Bentham 08/05½ ?   22/22½ ?
Giggleswick 08/23½ ?   22/05 ?
Settle Jn 08/27 08/28   22/02 21/27
Hellifield 08.32a ~ 08.35d 08.34 ~ 08.36   21.52a ~ 21.56d 21.15 ~ 21.17
Gargrave 08/43 [P1] 08/43   21/43 [P2] 21/02
Skipton 08.51a ~ 08.53d [P2] 08.49 ~ 08.54   21.36a ~ 21.39d [P3] ?
Keighley 09.08a ~ 09.10d [P1] 09.06 ~ 09.10   21.16a ~ 21.18d [P2] 20.42 ~ 20.46
Shipley 09.21a ~ 09.28d [P1] 09.21 ~ 09.28   21.05a ~ 21.07d [P2] 20.29 ~ 20.34
Dockfield Jn 09/30 09/29   21/02 20/28
Apperley Jn 09/34 09/33   20/53 20/15
Armley Jn 09/40½ [US] 09/40   20*14 ~ 20*45 20/08?
Whitehall Jn 09/41½ [UWC] 09/43   20/03 [DS] 19/57
Engine Shed Jn 09/45 09/44   19/58 [DWC] 19/54
Stourton Jn 09/49 09/49   19/52 19/52
Woodlesford 09.54a ~ 09.56d [P2] 09.52 ~ 09.56   19.44a ~ 19.47d [P1] 19.44 ~ 19.48
Methley Jn 10/01 10/00   19/41 19/39
Whitwood Jn 10/03 10/03   19/38 19/37
Castleford 10/05 [P1] 10/06   19/35 19/32
Milford Jn 10/11 10/12   19/23 19/24
Church Fenton 10*27 ~ 10*37 [P3] 10.18 ~ 10.26 [P3]   19/17 [P1] 19/19
Colton Jn 10/44½ [LSL] 10/47   19/09 [NNL] 19/12
York Holgate Sidings 10L53 ~ 12L03 10.56 ~ 12.06   18L23 ~ 19L02 18.29 ~ 19.05
York 12.06a ~ 12.09d [P5] 12.10 ~ 12.17 [P5]   18.15a ~ 18.20d [P5] 18.16 ~ 18.26
Scarborough Bridge Jn 12/12 ?   18/14 ?
Strensall SB 12/21 12/28   18/04½ ?
Barton Hill 12/29 ?   17/59 ?
Kirkham Abbey SB 12/34 ?   17/54 ?
Malton 12/45 12/46   17/44 17/39
Weaverthorpe LC 13/00 ?   17/29½ ?
Seamer 13/09½ 13/08   17/20 17/20
Scarborough 13.17a [P1] 13.15   17.13d [P1] 17.13


Associated Light Engine Workings

5Z22 : (35018 with 99312) : York N.R.M. to York Holgate Sidings

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


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