7th July 2016

West Coast Railways
The Scarborough Spa Express

Locos Used 37516 'Loch Laidon', 37668 & steam: 48151
Stock Used (1) (99312)+9392+5035+4905+99318+3058+99316+99351+3136

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

Loco(s) Route
37668 + 37516 Carnforth - Lancaster - Preston - Farington Curve 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
48151 York Holgate Sidings - York - Malton - Seamer - Scarborough
48151 Scarborough - (reverse of outward route) - York Holgate Sidings
37516 + 37668 York Holgate Sidings - (reverse of outward route) - Carnforth

Notes :
(1) 99312 was only in the consist when 48151 was on the train.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Carnforth 06.55d 06.55   22.22a 22.27
Carnforth North Jn 06/56 06/56   22/21 22/26
Morecambe South Jn 07/02 07/01   22/16 22/20
Lancaster 07.04a ~ 07.07d [P4] 07.05 ~ 07.08 [P4]   22.11a ~ 22.13d [P3] 22.15 ~ 22.17 [P3]
Garstang & Catteral 07/20 07/20   22/01 22/03
Oxheys Goods Loop 07*31 ~ 07*43 ?   - -
Preston 07.47a ~ 08.08d [P4] 07.31 ~ 08.08   21.45a ~ 21.51d [P5] 21.49 ~ 21.53
Ribble Jn 08/09½ ?   21/43 ?
Farington Curve Jn 08/12 08/11   21/41 21/35
Lostock Hall Jn 08/15 08/14   21/30 21/32
Blackburn 08.37a ~ 08.40d [P2] 08.36 ~ 08.39   21.16a ~ 21.19d [P1] 21.18 ~ 21.21
Daisyfield Jn 08/42 08/41   21/14 ?
Accrington 08/48 [P1] 08/48   21/04 [P2] 21/06
Gannow Jn 08/56 08/57   20/56 20/58
Copy Pit 09/06 09/04   20/47 20/50
Hall Royd Jn 09/21 09/18   20/37 20/42
Hebden Bridge 09.27a ~ 09.29d [P2] 09.26 ~ 09.29   20.27a ~ 20.30d [P1] 20.34 ~ 20.36
Milner Royd Jn 09/37 09/37   20/20 20/27
Greetland Jn 09/39 09/39   20/16 20/24
Brighouse 09.45a ~ 09.48d [P1] 09.43 ~ 09.49   20.09a ~ 20.12d [P2] 20.17 ~ 20.21
Bradley Wood Jn 09/51 09/50   20/06½ 20/16
Heaton Lodge East Jn 09/54 09/52   20/02 20/14
Mirfield East Jn 09/58 09/56   19/58 20/12
Horbury Jn 10/09 [FL] 10/04   19/48½ [SL] 20/05
Wakefield Kirkgate 10.13a ~ 10.16d [P1] 10.10 ~ 10.16   19.39a ~ 19.42d [P2] 19.59 ~ 20.02
Normanton 10/20 ?   19/33½ ?
Altofts Jn 10/21 10/26   19/32 19/52
Castleford 10/25 [P1] 10/34   19/28 19/48
Milford Jn 10/31 10/41   19/21 19/19
Church Fenton 10*37 ~ 10*39 [P3] [LSL] 10/47   19/15 [P1] 19/15
Colton South Jn 10/45 [LSL] ?   19/10 [NNL] 19/11
Colton Jn 10/46 [LSL] 10/53   19/09 [LSL] 19/09
York Holgate Sidings 10L54 ~ 11L42 10.58 ~ 11.42   18L22 ~ 19L02 18.23 ~ 19.05
York 11.45a ~ 11.49d [P5] 11.47 ~ 11.50   18.15a ~ 18.19d [P5] 18.16 ~ 18.20
Scarborough Bridge Jn 11/51 ?   18/14 18/14
Malton 12/20 12/23   17/44 17/44
Seamer 12/45 12/46   17/22 17/21
Scarborough 12.54a [P1] 12.51   17.15d [P1] 17.15


Associated Light Engine & E.C.S Workings

5Z22 : (48151 with 99312) : York N.R.M. to York Holgate Sidings

Location Booked
York N.R.M. 10.50d
York Fuelling Point 10.55 ~ 11.00
York 11.03 ~ 11.09 [P9]
York Holgate Sidings 11.12a

5Z23 : (48151 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 ~ 19.27
York Yard North R.S. 19.31 ~ 19.34
York Yard South Jn 19/38
York Holgate Siding 19.41 ~ 19.52
York 19.55 ~ 20.00 [P11]
York Fuelling Point 20.03 ~ 20.06
York N.R.M. 20.11a


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