4th August 2022

West Coast Railways
The Scarborough Spa Express

Loco Used steam: 46115 'Scots Guardsman'
Stock Used 80217+3136+99347+1961+99352+99351+5236+1861+4973+99328+9392

Route :
1E55 : Carnforth to Scarborough
1M26 : Scarborough to Carnforth

Loco Route
46115 Carnforth - Bentham - Giggleswick - Settle Jn - Hellifield [Goods Loops] - Skipton - Keighley - Shipley - Apperley Jn - Whitehall Jn - Engine Shed Jn - Woodlesford - Methley Jn - Whitwood Jn - Castleford - Milford Jn - Church Fenton - Colton Jn - York - Malton - Seamer - Scarborough
46115 Scarborough - (reverse of outward route) - Carnforth

Source : Michael Moore (on the tour throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Carnforth 07.41d [P2] 07.42   21.54a [P1] 21.56
Wennington 07/58 ?   21/39 ?
Bentham 08/03½ ?   21/34 ?
Giggleswick 08/21 ?   21/19 ?
Settle Jn 08/24 08/23   21/16 21/19
Hellifield [Goods Loops] 08w30 ~ 08w43 [UGL] 08.30 ~ ?   20w55 ~ 21w09 [DGL] 20.53 ~ 21.11
Hellifield 08/44 08/44   20/53 20/52
Gargrave 08/50½ [P1] 08/50   20/44 [P2] 20/41
Skipton 08.55a ~ 08.57d [P2] 08.56 ~ 09.00   20.34a ~ 20.36d [P3] 20.32 ~ 20.35
Keighley 09.10a ~ 09.12d [P1] 09.12 ~ 09.15   20.17a ~ 20.19d [P2] 20.16 ~ 20.20
Shipley 09.22 ~ 09.26 [P1] 09/24?   20/06½ [P2] 20/07
Dockfield Jn 09/28½ 09/25   20/05½ 20/06
Apperley Jn 09/32½ 09/32   20/01½ 20/02
Armley Jn 09/39½ [US] 09/37   19*40 ~ 19*53 ? ~ 19.54
Whitehall Jn 09/40½ [UWC] 09/40   19/35 [DS] 19/38
Engine Shed Jn 09/43 09/42   19/34 [DWC] 19/35
Stourton Jn 09/47 09/47   19/25 [AD] 19/27
Woodlesford 09.50a ~ 09.52d [P2] 09.51 ~ 09.55   19.17a ~ 19.20d [P1] 19.17 ~ 19.20
Methley Jn 09/56 10/00   19/12½ 19/11
Whitwood Jn 10/01 10/01   19/09½ 19/09
Castleford 10/08 [P1] 10/06   19/05½ 18/55
Milford Jn 10/16 10/14   18/34½ 18/37
Church Fenton 10w22 ~ 10w34 [P2] [NNL] 10.19 ~ 10.37   18w07 ~ 18w29 [P1] 18.08 ~ 18.30 [P1]
Colton South Jn 10/39 [LSL] 10/45   18/01 18/02
Colton Jn 10/39½ [LSL] 10/46   18/00 [NNL] 18/01
York Holgate Sidings 10.46 ~ 11.15 ?   - -
York 11.18a ~ 11.26d [P5] 11.15 ~ 11.27   17.49a ~ 17.53d [P3] [NNL] 17.40 ~ 17.53
Scarborough Bridge Jn 11/27 ?   17/43 ?
Strensall SB 11/37 11/39   17/33½ 17/30
Barton Hill 11/42½ 11/46   17/28 17/26
Kirkham Abbey SB 11/46½ 11/51   17/23 17/22
Malton 12/03 12/02   17/13 17/13
Weaverthorpe LC 12/17 ?   16/58½ 16/58
Seamer 12/23½ 12/23   16/49 16/50
Scarborough 12.33a [P1] 12.29   16.41d [P1] 16.44


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