 Running from Scarborough they halted at Malton, attached a pilot engine at the rear, reversed up onto Malton and Driffield metals at Scarborough Road Junction where the pilot was uncoupled.This locomotive then acted as a banker to get the long train moving forwards once again towards , Pillmoor and the East Coast Main Line.These trains used a rich variety of motive power, with even LNER Class A4 4-6-2s on occasions, but most commonly LNER Class V2 2-6-2s.