5th September 2019

West Coast Railways
The Scarborough Spa Express

Locos Used 47746 'Chris Fudge' & 47854 'Diamond Jubilee'
Stock Used 99304+99327+4940+99318+99127+99352+99128+1961+99350+99125

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

Loco(s) Route
47854 + 47746 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 - York - Malton - Seamer - Scarborough
47854 (1) Scarborough - (reverse of outward route) - Carnforth

Notes :
 (1) 47746 on rear.
(2) The class 47s worked throughout, due to the failure of 35018 'British India Line'.
(3) This was the last 'Scarborough Spa Express' of the 2019 season.

Source : Michael Moore (on the tour throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Open Rail Live Railway Data)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Carnforth 07.41d [P2] 07.42   22.45a [P1] 21.56
Wennington 07/59½ ?   22/28 ?
Bentham 08/05½ ?   22/22½ ?
Giggleswick 08/23½ ?   22/05 ?
Settle Jn 08/27 08/28   22/02 21/21
Hellifield 08.32a ~ 08.35d 08.37 ~ 08.39   21.52a ~ 21.56d 21.12 ~ 21.14
Gargrave 08/43 [P1] 08/53   21/43 [P2] 21/03
Skipton 08.51a ~ 08.53d [P2] 08.59 ~ 09.02   21.36a ~ 21.39d [P3] 20.54 ~ 20.58
Keighley 09.08a ~ 09.10d [P1] 09.12 ~ 09.14   21.16a ~ 21.18d [P2] 20.39 ~ 20.42
Shipley 09.21a ~ 09.28d [P1] 09.25 ~ 09.28   21.05a ~ 21.07d [P2] 20.21 ~ 20.27 [P2]
Dockfield Jn 09/30 ?   21/02 ?
Apperley Jn 09/34 09/34   20/53 20/16
Armley Jn 09/40½ [US] 09/44   20*14 ~ 20*45 20/09
Whitehall Jn 09/41½ [UWC] 09/45   20/03 [DS] 20/03
Engine Shed Jn 09/45 09/46   19/58 [DWC] 20/02
Stourton Jn 09/49 09/50   19/52 19/57
Woodlesford 09.54a ~ 09.56d [P2] 09.54 ~ 09.56   19.44a ~ 19.47d [P1] 19.50 ~ 19.53
Methley Jn 10/01 10/00   19/41 19/44
Whitwood Jn 10/03 ?   19/38 19/37
Castleford 10/05 [P1] 10/05   19/35 19/33
Milford Jn 10/11 10/13   19/23 19/20
Church Fenton 10*27 ~ 10*37 [P3] 10.29 ~ 10.37   19/17 [P1] 19/15
Colton Jn 10/44½ [LSL] 10/45   19/09 [NNL] 19/09
York Holgate Sidings 10L53 ~ 12L03 10.53 ~ 12.03   18L23 ~ 19L02 18.23 ~ 19.02
York 12.06a ~ 12.09d [P5] 12.07 ~ 12.14 [P5]   18.15a ~ 18.20d [P5] 18.13 ~ 18.20
Scarborough Bridge Jn 12/12 ?   18/14 ?
Strensall SB 12/21 12/23   18/04½ ?
Barton Hill 12/29 ?   17/59 ?
Kirkham Abbey SB 12/34 ?   17/54 ?
Malton 12/45 12.42   17/44 17/39
Weaverthorpe LC 13/00 ?   17/29½ ?
Seamer 13/09½ 13/03   17/20 17/19
Scarborough 13.17a [P1] 13.09   17.13d [P1] 17.13


Associated Light Engine Workings

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

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. (cancelled)

Location Booked
York Holgate Sidings 18.53d
York 18/55 [P11]
York Siemens 18.58 ~ 19.03
York N.R.M. 19.04a


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