5th April 2018

West Coast Railways
The Scarborough Spa Express

Locos Used 47760 & steam: 48151
Stock Used (1) (99312)+99723+4994+1861+13320+99025+99316+3058

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

Loco Route
47760 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 - Seamer - Malton - York - York Holgate Sidings
47760 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 [P2] 06.54   22.23a [P2] 22.12
Carnforth North Jn 06/56 06/55   22/22 22/11
Morecambe South Jn 07/02 07/00   22/17 22/05
Lancaster 07.04a ~ 07.07d [P4] 07.04 ~ 07.07   22.12a ~ 22.14d [P3] 22.00 ~ 22.03
Garstang & Catteral 07/20 07/19   22/01 21/50
Oxheys Loop 07*31 ~ 07*43 [UPL] ?   - -
Preston 07.48a ~ 08.08d [P6] 07.46 ~ 08.08   21.45a ~ 21.51d [P3] 21.36 ~ 21.41
Ribble Jn 08/09½ [US] 08/09   21/43 21/34
Farington Curve Jn 08/14 08/12   21/41 [DS] 21/32
Lostock Hall Jn 08/18 08/15   21/30 21/29
Blackburn 08.38a ~ 08.40d [P2] 08.37 ~ 08.40   21.16a ~ 21.19d [P4] 21.17 ~ 21.18
Daisyfield Jn 08/42 08/41   21/14 21/13
Accrington 08/48 [P1] 08/48   21/04 [P2] 21/06
Gannow Jn 08/57 08/58   20/56 20/55
Copy Pit 09/07 09/06   20/47 20/46
Hall Royd Jn 09/21 09/16   20/37 20/35
Hebden Bridge 09.27a ~ 09.29d [P2] 09.26 ~ 09.29   20.28a ~ 20.30d [P1] 20.22 ~ 20.25
Milner Royd Jn 09/37 09/37   20/20 20/15
Greetland Jn 09/39 09/38   20/16 20/13
Brighouse 09.45a ~ 09.48d [P1] 09.43 ~ 09.48   20.09a ~ 20.12d [P2] 20.07 ~ 20.09
Bradley Wood Jn 09/51 09/50   20/06½ 20/04
Heaton Lodge East Jn 09/54 09/52   20/01½ 20/01
Mirfield East Jn 09/58 09/56   19/58 19/57
Horbury Jn 10/09 [FL] 10/05   19/48½ [SL] 19/49
Wakefield Kirkgate 10.13a ~ 10.16d [P1] 10.10 ~ 10.16   19.39a ~ 19.42d [P2] 19.34 ~ 19.37
Normanton 10/20 10/21   19/33½ 19/29
Altofts Jn 10/21 10/22   19/32 19/28
Castleford 10/25 [P1] 10/27   19/27½ 19/24
Milford Jn 10/31 10/33   19/21 19/17
Church Fenton 10*37 ~ 10*39 [P3] [LSL] 10/39   19/15 [P3] 19/14
Colton South Jn 10/45 [LSL] 10/44   19/10 [LSL] 19/09
Colton Jn 10/46 [LSL] 10/45   19/09 [LSL] 19/08
York Holgate Sidings 10L54 ~ 11L42 10.54 ~ ??.??   18L22 ~ 19L02 18.24 ~ 19.03
York 11.44a ~ 11.49d [P5] 11.44 ~ 11.49 [P5]   18.15a ~ 18.19d [P5] 18.16 ~ 18.22
Scarborough Bridge Jn 11/51 ?   18/14 ?
Malton 12/21 12/23   17/44 17/46
Seamer 12/47 12/45   17/22 17/22
Scarborough 12.54a [P1] 12.52   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
Fuelling Point 10.55 ~ 11.00
York 11.03 ~ 11.09 [P9]
York Holgate Sidings 11.12a


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