29th August 1982

British Rail (ER, York Division)
Scarborough Spa Express

Loco Used steam : 777 'Sir Lamiel'
Stock Used 10x mark 1's (90mph vacuum-braked) led by 35420

Route : 1G50 throughout

Loco Route
777 York - Skelton Jn - Knaresborough - Harrogate - Leeds - Micklefield - Church Fenton - York - Malton - Scarborough
777 Scarborough - (reverse of outward route) - York - (reverse of outward route) - York

Sources : Paul Barrett & Gordon Lacy
Photo Review


777 runs into York on the return from Scarborough (photo: Gordon Lacy)


777 storms past the photographers at Garforth (photo: Paul Barrett)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Gordon Lacy)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
York 08.45d ?   21.33a 21.21½
Skelton Jn 08/50 ?   21/29 21/16
Poppleton 08/54 ?   21/25 21/13
Hammerton 09/04 ?   21/15 21/01
Cattal 09/08 ?   21/05 20/49
Knaresborough 09/17 ?   20/52 20/36
Harrogate 09.24a ~ 09.29d ?   20.23a ~ 20.43d 20.19 ~ 20.27½
Rigton 09/39 ?   20/12 20/10
Horsforth 09/50 ?   20/00 20/00
Whitehall Jn 09/59 ?   19/49 19/49
Leeds 10.04a ~ 10.13d ?   19.15a ~ 19.45d 19.10 ~ 19.44½
Cross Gates 10/22 ?   19/05 19/02½
Micklefield 10/31 ?   18/56 18/54½
Church Fenton 10/38 ?   18/46 18/48
York 10.52a ~ 11.15d ?   18.20a ~ 18.30d ??.?? ~ 18.31½
Malton 11/45 ?   17/48 ?
Seamer 12/05 ?   17/26 ?
Scarborough 12.11a ?   17.20d ?


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