13th August 2020

West Coast Railways
The Scarborough Spa Express

Locos Used (1) 37668, 37706 & steam: 45699 'Galatea'
Stock Used (2) (99312)+99128+99125+1961+3143+99122+3093+1861+5035+99328+4973+99304

Route :
1Z24 : Carnforth to Scarborough
1Z27 : Scarborough to Carnforth

Loco(s) Route
37706 + 37668 Carnforth - Lancaster - Preston - Farington Curve Jn - Lostock Hall 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
45699 York Holgate Sidings - York - Malton - Seamer - Scarborough
45699 Scarborough - Seamer - Malton - York - York Holgate Sidings
37668 + 37706 York Holgate Sidings - (reverse of outward route) - Carnforth

Notes :
(1) 45699 running as 45562 'Alberta'.
 (2) 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 06.10d [P1] 06.10   23.08a [P2] 22.25
Carnforth North Jn 06/11 06/11   23/07 22/24
Morecambe South Jn 06/14 06/17   23/01 22/18
Lancaster 06.16a ~ 06.18d [P4] 06.20 ~ 06.22   22.52a ~ 22.57d [P3] 22.12 ~ 22.15
Garstang & Catteral 06/31 06/34   22/43 22/02
Barton & Broughton 06/35½ 06/38   22*27 ~ 22*35 [DPL] 21/58
Fylde Jn 06/39 [UT] 06/42   22/19½ 21/53
Preston 06.40a ~ 07.13d [P6] [US] 06.44 ~ 07.14   22.03a ~ 22.18d [P2] [DS] 21.47 ~ 21.51
Ribble Jn 07/14½ [US] 07/15   22/00½ [DS] 21/45
Farington Curve Jn 07/17 07/18   21/58½ [DS] 21/43
Lostock Hall Jn 07/21 07/21   21/49 21/41
Blackburn 07.38a ~ 07.45d [P1] 07.33 ~ 07.47   21.31a ~ 21.38d [P4] 21.26 ~ 21.31
Daisyfield Jn 07/48 07/48   21/29 21/23
Accrington 07/54 [P1] 07/55   21/21 [P2] 21/17
Gannow Jn 08/01½ 08/03   21/13 21/10
Copy Pit 08/10½ 08/12   21/04 20/58
Hall Royd Jn 08/20½ 08/21   20/55 20/50
Hebden Bridge 08.26a ~ 08.28d [P2] 08.26 ~ 08.27   20.46a ~ 20.49d [P1] 20.42 ~ 20.44
Milner Royd Jn 08/37 08/36   20/35½ ? ~ 20.34
Greetland Jn 08/39 08/38   20/32½ 20/06
Brighouse 08.45a ~ 08.54d [P1] 08.42 ~ 08.54   20.03a ~ 20.27d [P2] 19.57 ~ 20.01
Bradley Wood Jn 08/56 08/56   20/00 19/49
Heaton Lodge East Jn 09/01 09/00   19/57 19/47
Mirfield East Jn 09/04 09/03   19/54½ [SL] 19/44
Horbury Jn 09/12 [SL] 09/11   19/33 [SL] 19/25
Wakefield Kirkgate 09.18a ~ 09.21d [P1] 09.15 ~ 09.21   19.25a ~ 19.28d [P2]  19.18 ~ ?
Normanton 09/24½ [P1] 09/25   19/19 [P2] 19/14
Altofts Jn 09/25½ 09/26   19/17½ 19/12
Castleford 09/37 [P1] 09/35   19/07 18/57
Milford Jn 09/43 09/42   18/48 18/39
Church Fenton 09/52 [P2] [NNL] 09/46   18/42 [P1] 18/35 [P1]
Colton South Jn 10/01 [NNL-LSL] 09/52   18/34½ [NNL] 18/30
Colton Jn 10/02½ [LSL] 09/53   18/33 [LSL-NNL] 18/29
York Holgate Sidings 10L10 ~ 11L15 10.01 ~ ?   17L51 ~ 18L26 17.59 ~ 18.22
York 11.18a ~ 11.27d [P5] 11.19 ~ 11.27 [P4]   17.44a ~ 17.48d [P5] 17.48 ~ 17.56
Scarborough Bridge Jn 11/30 ?   17/43 ?
Strensall SB 11/39 11/39   17/33½ 17/33
Barton Hill 11/47 ?   17/28 17/26
Kirkham Abbey SB 11/52 11/52   17/23 17/21
Malton 12/03 12/03   17/13 17/10
Weaverthorpe LC 12/17 12/17   16/58½ 16/56
Seamer 12/25 12/25   16/49 16/49
Scarborough 12.34a [P1] 12.33   16.41d [P1] 16.41


Associated E.C.S & Light Engine Workings

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

Location Booked
York N.R.M. 10.00d
York Fuelling Point 10.05 ~ 10.10
York 10.13 ~ 10.16 [P10]
York Holgate Sidings 10.19a

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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