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) 37515 Loch Laidon hauls “Scarborough Spa Express” into Carnfort
(1) Technical details: Pentax K-50, f8, Sigma 18-270 mm Zoom @ 31 mm, Shutter 1/80th sec ISO 800
(2) Change of locos and power
(2) Technical details: Pentax K-50, f8, Sigma 18-270 mm Zoom @ 31 mm, Shutter 1/80th sec ISO 800
(3) Onto York Station
(3) Technical details: Pentax K-50, f8, Sigma 18-270 mm Zoom @ 155 mm, Shutter 1/125th sec ISO 400
(4) Departing York
(4) Technical details: Pentax K-50, f8, Sigma 18-270 mm Zoom @ 250 mm, Shutter 1/400th sec ISO 1600
(5) On the Scarborough Line
(5) Technical details: Pentax K-50, f8, Sigma 18-270 mm Zoom @ 128 mm, Shutter 1/200th sec ISO 200
(6) Arrival Scarborough
(6) Technical details: Pentax K-50, f8, Sigma 18-270 mm Zoom @ 128 mm, Shutter 1/200th sec ISO 200
Departing Scarborough
