10th October 2015

West Coast Railways
The Scarborough Spa

Locos Used 47746 'Chris Fudge' & steam: 45699 'Galatea'
Stock Used 80217 (1) +99128+99712+99127+99122+99121+99125+1860+4973+99304

Route :
1Z70 : Stevenage to Scarborough
1Z72 : Scarborough to Stevenage

Loco(s) Route
47746 Stevenage - (via ECML) - York Holgate Sidings
45699 (2) York Holgate Sidings - York - Malton - Seamer - Scarborough
?47746 + 45699? Scarborough - Seamer - ??? (3)
47746 + 45699 ??? - York - York Holgate Sidings
47746 York Holgate Sidings - (via ECML) - Stevenage

Notes :
(1) WCR Support coach 80217 was only in the consist when 45699 was on the train.
(2) 47746 on rear.

(3) 45699 was reported to have failed with an AWS fault after leaving Scarborough on the return leg (however actual timings suggest it may have been before?), so to make up time the train ran via Malton instead of the booked route via Bridlington, Anlaby Road Curve & Selby. 47746 was seen piloting 45699 at York, en-route to Holgate Sidings where steam was removed as planned (confirmation is required where 47746 was moved from rear to front of train, if not at Scarborough before departure?).

Source : Gareth Kelly

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Gareth Kelly / Realtime Trains)

LocationBooked Actual  Booked Actual
Stevenage05.55d05.55  23.27a 22.51
Hitchin06/00½05/59½  23/22 22/44
Arlesey06/0406/03  23/17 22/16
Biggleswade06/0706/06  23/13 22/12
Sandy06/0906/08  23/10 22/09½
St Neots06.17a ~ 06.19d06.15½ ~ 06.19 22.56a ~ 22.59d 21.59 ~ 22.01
Huntingdon06.28a ~ 06.31d 06.27½ ~ 06.31  22.44a ~ 22.47d21.47 ~ 21.50
Connington South Jn06/40 ?  22/35½21/39
Holme Jn06/4206/41½  22/33½ ?
Fletton Jn06/48?  22/27 ?
Peterborough06.50a ~ 06.54d 06.48½ ~ 06.54   22.22a ~ 22.25d21.27 ~ 21.30
New England North Jn06/57 ?  22/20?
Werrington Jn06/58½06/58  22/19 ?
Helpston Jn07/01½07/00  22/17 21/22
Tallington Jn07/05½07/03  22/14 21/20
Stoke Jn07/23½07/24½  22/03½ 21/09
Highdyke Jn07/25½?  22/01½ ?
Grantham07.30a ~ 07.33d07.34 ~ 07.38 21.53a ~ 21.56d 20.59 ~ 21.01
Nottingham Branch Jn07/34 ? ? ?
Barkston South Jn07/37?  ??
Claypole Loop07/41½ 07/46½ 21/44 20/48½
Newark North Gate07.45½a ~ 07.48d 07.52 ~ 07.55  21.33a ~ 21.36d20.39 ~ 20.42
Newark Flat Crossing07/50 07/57  21/3120/38
Carlton On Trent Loop07/53½ ? ? ?
Retford08.04a ~ 08.08d 08.13 ~ 08.14½ 21.14a ~ 21.17d20.18 ~ 20.21
Retford Crossover08/10?  ??
Ranskill Loop08/13½?  ??
Loversall Carr Jn08/2308/27  21/02 20/05½
Doncaster Decoy South Jn08/25 08/29 
Black Carr Jn  21/00?
Potteric Carr Jn  20/58½?
Decoy North Jn08/2708/30  20/58 ?
Bridge Jn08/3108/33  20/55½ ?
Doncaster08.33a ~ 08.36d 08.34 ~ 08.39  20.51a ~ 20.54d19.56 ~ 20.00
Marshgate Jn08/37?  20/50 ?
Arksey Loop08/39?  20/47½ ?
Shaftholme Jn08/41 08/44½ 20/45 19/45
Joan Croft Jn08/41½?  20/44½ ?
Temple Hirst Jn08/48 08/51½ 20/33 19/36½
Hambleton South Jn08/52½ ? ? ?
Hambleton North Jn08/53 08/55½ 20/28 19/24
Colton Jn09/0909/04  20/21 19/17
Colton North Jn09/10½09/02  20/20 ?
York Loop (Holgate)09L16 ~ 09L50 09.10 ~ 09.59 
Holgate Jn??  20/15 ?
York09.53a ~ 10.01d10.05 ~ 10.10  20.00a ~ 20.14d19.07 ~ 19.11

 

LocationBooked Actual
York Scarborough Bridge Jn10/03 ?
Bootham10/05?
Haxby10/09?
Strensall Sb10/12½?
Barton Hill10/20?
Kirkham Abbey Sb10/25?
Malton10/3410/41
Weaverthorpe L.C.10/47?
Seamer10/5410/59
Scarborough11.01a ~ 15.30d 11.03 ~ 16.57
Seamer15/3917/01
Filey15/55DIV
Hunmanby16/05DIV
Speeton16/13DIV
Bempton16/18½DIV
Bridlington16/25DIV
Carnaby16/28½DIV
Burton Agnes16/33DIV
Nafferton16/39DIV
Driffield16/42DIV
Hutton Cranswick16/45½ DIV
Arram16/51½DIV
Beverley16/55DIV
Cottingham17/04DIV
Walton Street Jn17/09 DIV
West Parade North Jn17/10 DIV
Anlaby Road Jn17.13 ~ 18.00 DIV
Hessle Road Jn.18/03DIV
Hessle East Jn.18/04½ DIV
Hessle18/06½DIV
Ferriby18/09½DIV
Brough18/13DIV
Broomfleet18/17½DIV
Gilberdyke18/20DIV
Eastrington18/22½DIV
Howden18/26DIV
Wressle18/29DIV
Barlby Loops18/35½DIV
Selby18/36DIV
Selby West Jn18/37DIV
Hambleton East Jn18/43 DIV
Hambleton West Jn.18/45 DIV
Gascoigne Wood Jn.18/50 DIV
Sherburn Jn.18/56DIV
Church Fenton19/06DIV
Ulleskelf19/09DIV
Colton South Jn19/13DIV
Colton Jn19/14DIV
York Holgate Siding (GBRf)19L23 ~ 19L56 17.38 ~ 17.50

Timings continue in first table.

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