1st August 2019

West Coast Railways
The Scarborough Spa Express

Locos Used 37669, 37706 & steam: 45699 'Galatea'
Stock Used (1) (99312)+9392+4984+4854+99318+3058+99352+1961+99350+99125

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

Loco(s) Route
37669 + 37706 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 Holgate Sidings
45699 York Holgate Sidings - York - Malton - Seamer - Scarborough
45699 Scarborough - Seamer - Malton - York - York Holgate Sidings
37706 + 37669 York Holgate Sidings - (reverse of outward route) - Carnforth

Notes :
 (1) 99312 was only in the consist when 45699 was on the train.

Source : Michael Moore (on the tour throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Carnforth 07.41d [P2] 07.41 [P2]   22.45a [P1] 22.01
Wennington 07/59½ ?   22/28 ?
Bentham 08/05½ ?   22/22½ ?
Giggleswick 08/23½ ?   22/05 ?
Settle Jn 08/27 ?   22/02 21/26
Hellifield 08.32a ~ 08.35d 08.28 ~ 08.35   21.52a ~ 21.56d 21.11 ~ 21.21
Gargrave 08/43 [P1] 08/42   21/43 [P2] 21/01
Skipton 08.51a ~ 08.53d [P2] 08.49 ~ 08.53   21.36a ~ 21.39d [P3] 20.52 ~ 20.56
Keighley 09.08a ~ 09.10d [P1] 09.06 ~ 09.10   21.16a ~ 21.18d [P2] 20.38 ~ 20.42
Shipley 09.21a ~ 09.28d [P1] 09.18 ~ 09.28   21.05a ~ 21.07d [P2] 20.25 ~ 20.31
Dockfield Jn 09/30 09/29   21/02 20/24
Apperley Jn 09/34 09/32   20/53 20/16
Armley Jn 09/40½ [US] 09/38   20*14 ~ 20*45 20/07
Whitehall Jn 09/41½ [UWC] 09/42   20/03 [DS] 20/03
Engine Shed Jn 09/45 09/44   19/58 [DWC] 19/55
Stourton Jn 09/49 09/48   19/52 19/53
Woodlesford 09.54a ~ 09.56d [P2] 09.51 ~ 09.56   19.44a ~ 19.47d [P1] 19.47 ~ 19.49
Methley Jn 10/01 10/00   19/41 19/42
Whitwood Jn 10/03 10/03   19/38 19/37
Castleford 10/05 [P1] 10/08   19/35 19/28
Milford Jn 10/11 10/15   19/23 19/16
Church Fenton 10*27 ~ 10*37 [P3] 10.27 ~ 10.34 [P3]   19/17 [P1] 19/12
Colton Jn 10/44½ [LSL] 10/41   19/09 [NNL] 19/07
York Holgate Sidings 10L53 ~ 12L03 10.50 ~ 12.04   18L23 ~ 19L02 18.23 ~ 19.02
York 12.06a ~ 12.09d [P5] 12.07 ~ 12.14 [P5]   18.15a ~ 18.20d [P5] 18.07 ~ 18.22 [P5]
Scarborough Bridge Jn 12/12 ?   18/14 ?
Strensall SB 12/21 12/26   18/04½ ?
Barton Hill 12/29 ?   17/59 ?
Kirkham Abbey SB 12/34 ?   17/54 ?
Malton 12/45 12/44   17/44 17/40
Weaverthorpe LC 13/00 ?   17/29½ ?
Seamer 13/09½ 13/04   17/20 17/20
Scarborough 13.17a [P1] 13.09   17.13d [P1] 17.13


Associated Light Engine & E.C.S Workings

5Z22 : (45699 with 99312) : York N.R.M. to York Holgate Sidings

Location Booked Actual
York N.R.M. 10.50d  
Fuelling Point 10.55 ~ 11.00  
York 11.01 ~ 11.10 [P9] [P9]
York Holgate Sidings 11.13a  

5Z23 : (45699 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 ~ 20.00
York Yard North R.S. 20.05 ~ 20.11
York Yard South Jn 20/15
York Holgate Sidings 20.18 ~ 20.23
York 20/26 [P11]
York Siemens 20.29 ~ 20.34
York N.R.M. 20.40a


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