29th August 2019

West Coast Railways
The Scarborough Spa Express

Locos Used 37669, 37706 & steam: 35018 'British India Line'
Stock Used (1) (99312)+99125+99350+1961+99128+99352+99127+3058+99318+4973+4940+99327+99304

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

Loco(s) Route
37706 + 37669 Carnforth - Lancaster - 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
35018 York Holgate Sidings - York - Malton - Seamer - Scarborough
35018 Scarborough - Seamer - Malton - York - York Holgate Sidings
37669 + 37706 York Holgate Sidings - (reverse of outward route) - Carnforth

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

Source : Michael Moore (on the tour throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Carnforth 07.09d [P2] 07.09   22.58a [P2] 22.56
Carnforth North Jn 07/10½ 07/11   22/57 22/55
Carnforth [U&DGL] 07*13 ~ 07*19 07.14 ~ 07.20   - -
Morecambe South Jn 07/26 07/26   22/53 22/48
Lancaster 07.29a ~ 07.31d [P4] 07.30 ~ 07.34   22.42a ~ 22.49d [P3] 22.38 ~ 22.44
Garstang & Catteral 07/43½ 07/46   22/31 22/21
Fylde Jn 07/51 [UF] 07/54   22/19½ 22/10
Preston 07.53a ~ 08.02d [P5] [UF] 07.57 ~ 08.03   22.05a ~ 22.18d [P3] [DS] 22.03 ~ 22.08
Ribble Jn 08/04 [UF-US] 08/05   22/03 [DS] 21/59
Farington Curve Jn 08/07½ 08/08   22/00 [DS] 21/54
Lostock Hall Jn 08/13 08/11   21/51 21/52
Blackburn 08.37a ~ 08.39d [P2] 08.33 ~ 08.39 [P2]   21.33a ~ 21.40d [P4] 21.39 ~ 21.42
Daisyfield Jn 08/41 08/41   21/31 21/37
Accrington 08/47 [P1] 08/48   21/22 [P2] 21/30
Gannow Jn 08/55 08/56   21/14 21/23
Copy Pit 09/05 09/05   21/05 21/15
Hall Royd Jn 09/16 09/14   20/56 21/05
Hebden Bridge 09.22a ~ 09.25d [P2] 09.20 ~ ?   20.46a ~ 20.50d [P1] 20.56 ~ 20.58
Milner Royd Jn 09/33 09/35   20*24 ~ 20*35 20/49
Greetland Jn 09/35 09/37   20/21 20/48
Brighouse 09.42a ~ 09.48d [P1] 09.42 ~ 09.48   20.12a ~ 20.16d [P2] 20.40 ~ 20.43
Bradley Wood Jn 09/54 09/50   20/09½ 20/37
Heaton Lodge East Jn 09/57 09/53   20/06 20/36
Mirfield East Jn 10/03 10/02   20/04 20/33
Horbury Jn 10/12 [FL] 10/11   19/54½ [SL] 20/26
Wakefield Kirkgate 10.15a ~ 10.17d [P1] 10.15 ~ 10.18   19.48a ~ 19.50d [P2]  20.19 ~ ?
Normanton 10/21 [P1] 10/23   19/41½ [P2] 20/14
Altofts Jn 10/22 10/24   19/39½ 20/13
Castleford 10/26 [P1] 10/28   19/35 20/09
Milford Jn 10/32 10/35   19/23 20/02
Church Fenton 10/39 [P3] 10/42 [P3]   19/17 [P1] 19/59
Colton Jn 10/44½ [LSL] 10/49   19/09 [NNL] 19/53
York Holgate Sidings 10L53 ~ 12L03 10.56 ~ 12.18   18L23 ~ 19L02 18.26 ~ 19.47
York 12.06a ~ 12.09d [P5] 12.21 ~ 12.28   18.15a ~ 18.20d [P5] 18.18 ~ 18.25
Scarborough Bridge Jn 12/12 ?   18/14 ?
Strensall SB 12/21 12/39   18/04½ ?
Barton Hill 12/29 ?   17/59 ?
Kirkham Abbey SB 12/34 ?   17/54 ?
Malton 12/45 12/57   17/44 17/40
Weaverthorpe LC 13/00 ?   17/29½ ?
Seamer 13/09½ ?   17/20 17/18
Scarborough 13.17a [P1] 13.22   17.13d [P1] 17.13 [P1]


Associated Light Engine & E.C.S 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

5Z23 : (35018 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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