Scarborough to Skegness

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Of all the through train services to Skegness over the years, one of the most unusual ran on Saturdays between 11th May and 12th September in 1992, which ran from Scarborough. 

Usually composed of two Class 117 First Generation Multiple Units based at Tyseley, it would set out ECS to Derby and thence work a service at 0610 to Scarborough, arriving there at 0855. It would then work the 1D20 service to Skegness as follows:

09d49 Scarborough
09d55 Seamer
10a39 York
10d42 York
11a15 Doncaster
11d22 Doncaster
11d51 Gainsborough (Lea Road)
12a14 Lincoln
12d15 Lincoln
12a45 Sleaford
12d50 Sleaford
13d18 Boston
14a05 Skegness

a: arrival time
d: departure time

After this, it would work the 1M18 1440 service from Skegness to Derby, and thence ECS back to Tyseley.

On the 27th June it is seen approaching Hubbert's Bridge with 51371, 59509, 51413 + 51407, 59517, 51365 (Photo: Wil Curtis)
It is illustrated deparing Scarborough assing beneath the Falsgrave Gantry on 5th September (Photo: 6089Gardener).
The service only ran in 1992 and there was no reverse working from Skegness to Scarborough. The column heading from the East Coast Main Line Working Timetable is shown below:

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