3rd August 2023

West Coast Railways
The Scarborough Spa Express

Loco Used (1) steam: 45699 'Galatea'
Stock Used 80217+99304+5009+5035+1861+3058+3136+99121+1961+99352+99347

Route :
1Z67 : Carnforth to Scarborough
1Z68 : Scarborough to Carnforth

Loco Route
45699 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 - Malton - Seamer - Scarborough
45699 Scarborough - (reverse of outward route) - Carnforth

Notes :
(1) 45699 running as 45562 on the cabside, with 45627 smokebox number plate and nameplates 'Sierra Leone'.
(2) It is reported that the outward leg was delayed due to a failed freight train at Hellifield and a tree on the line near Keighley.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Carnforth 07.52d [P2] 09.16   21.50a [P1] 22.13
Wennington 08/10 ?   21/32 ?
Bentham 08/15½ ?   21/26 ?
Giggleswick 08/33½ ?   21/08 ?
Settle Jn 08/37 10/03   21/04½ 21/35
Hellifield [Goods Loops] 08w44 ~ 09w05 [UGL] 10.11 ~ 10.23   20w28 ~ 20w58 [DGL] 20.58 ~ 21.24
Hellifield 09/06 10/24   20/25½ 20/50
Gargrave 09/12½ [P1] 10/33   20/16 [P2] 20/40
Skipton 09.23a ~ 09.26d [P2] 10.39 ~ 10.43   20.05a ~ 20.08d [P4] 20.28 ~ 20.34
Keighley 09.40a ~ 09.43d [P1] 10.55 ~ 10.58   19.48a ~ 19.50d [P2] 20.05 ~ 20.07
Shipley 09.54a ~ 09.57d [P1] 11.09 ~ 11.11   19.36a ~ 19.38d [P2] 19.51 ~ ?
Dockfield Jn 09/59 11/12   19/35 19/50
Apperley Jn 10/06 11/18   19/30 19/41
Kirkstall Loop 10*12 ~ 10*26 [UGL] 11/24   18*57 ~ 19*25 [DGL] 19.08 ~ 19.32
Armley Jn 10/31 [US] 11/26   18/55 19/04
Whitehall Jn 10*33 ~ 10*40 [UWC] 11/27   18/54 [DS] 19/02
Engine Shed Jn 10/44 11/29   18/53 [DWC] 18/59
Hunslet Station Jn 10/45 11/31   18*38 ~ 18*50 ? ~ 18.58
Stourton Jn 10/47 11/33   18/31 [AD] 18/33
Woodlesford 10.51a ~ 10.56d [P2] 11.37 ~ 11.40   18.22a ~ 18.26d [P1] 18.23 ~ 18.28
Methley Jn 11/00 11/44   18/17 18/19
Whitwood Jn 11/05 11/46   18/12 18/16
Castleford 11/08 [P1] 11/49   18/09 18/13
Milford Jn 11/20 11/57   17/57 18/05
Church Fenton 11w38 ~ 12w08 [P2] [NNL] 12.02 ~ 12.19   17w32 ~ 17w53 [P1] 17.37 ~ 17.57
Colton Jn 12/16 [NNL] 12/28   17/25 [NNL] 17/30
York 12.27a ~ 12.33d [P5] 12.37 ~ 12.44   17.14a ~ 17.18d [P3] [NNL] 17.13 ~ 17.21
Scarborough Bridge Jn 12/34 ?   17/12 ?
Strensall SB 12/42 ?   17/04 ?
Barton Hill 12/47½ ?   16/58½ 16/51
Kirkham Abbey SB 12/51½ 13/04   16/53½ 16/46
Malton 13/01 13/14   16/43½ 16/37
Weaverthorpe LC 13/15 13/27   16/29 16/24
Seamer 13/21½ 13/44   16/19 16/17
Scarborough 13.30a [P1] 13.55 [P1]   16.10d [P1] 16.12 [P1]


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