29th July 1984

British Rail
Scarborough Spa Express

Loco Used steam: 5305 'Alderman A E Draper'
Stock Used 8x mark 1's (90mph vacuum-braked)

Route :
1L50 : York to Scarborough
1L51 : Scarborough to York

Loco Route
5305 York - Skelton Jn - Hammerton - Knaresborough - Harrogate - Horsforth - Leeds - Cross Gates - Church Fenton - Colton Jn - York - Malton - Seamer - Scarborough
5305 Scarborough - (reverse of outward route) - York - (reverse of outward route) - York

Sources : Robin Lush, Phil Durrell/David Bailey & Gordon Lacy

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Robin Lush & Gordon Lacy)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
York 08.38d 08.45½   20.22a 20.26
Skelton Jn 08/42 08/55   20/18 20/21½
Poppleton 08/45 08/57½   20/15 20/18½
Hammerton 08/54 09/07   20/06 20/11
Cattal 08/59 09/11   20/02 20/08
Knaresborough 09/08 09/21   19/53 20/00
Harrogate 09.14a ~ 09.34d 09.33 ~ 09.36   19.41a ~ 19.45d 19.34½ ~ 19.44½
Rigton LC 09/43 09/46½   19/27 19/24½
Horsforth 09/54 10/01   19/17 19/14
Wortley Jn 10/04 ?   ? ?
Whitehall Jn ? 10/08½   19/06 19/07
Leeds 10.10a ~ 10.19d 10.11½ ~ 10.21   18.54a ~ 19.02d 18.53½ ~ 19.03½
Cross Gates 10/28½ 10/30½   18/46 18/46
Micklefield 10/36½ 10/37½   18/38½ 18/39½
Church Fenton 10/42 10/42½   18/30½ 18/34½
Colton Jn 10/48 10/48   18/24½ 18/30
York 10w56a ~ 11w16d 10.55 ~ 11.16½   17w56a ~ 18w16d 17.57 ~ 18.22
Malton 11/44 11/47   17/27 17/26
Seamer 12/06 12/06   17/07 17/07
Scarborough 12.12a 12.11a   17.00d 17.01


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