Scarborough Spa Express
My birthday was in May and my partner asked what I would like as a present. Hmm tough question with so many answers. However, we have a bucket list, not a real fanciful one though it has one really must do before we go trip. On our list was a trip to Scarborough behind steam. A quick check on the net showed that West Coast Railways has an Express to Scarborough on the North route starting from Carnforth. The route – Carnforth, Hellifield, Skipton, Keighley, Shipley, Leeds, Lancaster, Preston, Blackburn, Hebden Bridge, Brighouse, Wakefield KG and York. Train would be deisel hauled from Carnforth to York (Network Rail’s conditions), Diesel would be swapped for steam locomotive at loop outside York and thence to Scarborough. For our trip we would be hauled by two diesel loco Type 37 and 47 and our steam locomotive would be the ex-LMS Stainier Jubilee class Express passenger engine 45699 Galatea.
(1) Technical details: Pentax K-50, f8, Sigma 18-270 mm Zoom @ 31 mm, Shutter 1/80th sec ISO 800
(2) Technical details: Pentax K-50, f8, Sigma 18-270 mm Zoom @ 31 mm, Shutter 1/80th sec ISO 800
(3) Technical details: Pentax K-50, f8, Sigma 18-270 mm Zoom @ 155 mm, Shutter 1/125th sec ISO 400
(4) Technical details: Pentax K-50, f8, Sigma 18-270 mm Zoom @ 250 mm, Shutter 1/400th sec ISO 1600
(5) Technical details: Pentax K-50, f8, Sigma 18-270 mm Zoom @ 128 mm, Shutter 1/200th sec ISO 200
(6) Technical details: Pentax K-50, f8, Sigma 18-270 mm Zoom @ 128 mm, Shutter 1/200th sec ISO 200