Railways around Preston

Preston Station

Preston station is located about 100yds back from the main shopping street, Fishergate which crosses the track.

It is on the West Coast Main Line approximately halfway between London and Glasgow and on the routes to Manchester, Liverpool, Blackpool and Blackburn, Leeds.

Platforms 1 and 2 are mainly trains between Buxton, Manchester and Blackpool or York via Blackburn and Blackpool. Platforms 3,4,5,6 are mainly trains on the West Coast Main Line between London, Birmingham, or Exeter and Glasgow or Edinburgh or Barrow.

Between platforms 3 and 4 are the main services; cafe, papers etc. Platform 1/2 has refreshments at certain times. It's a fairly old station completely covered by traditional arches, but facilities are modernised.

The ticket office is on the central entrance that leads to platforms 3/4.

An alternative entrance is over the bridge that crosses platforms 4/5 etc and leads to the Fishergate Centre.

There is a bridge to all platforms near the entrance or a subway at the opposite end.

Taxis are mainly at the central entrance and buses on Fishergate railway bridge. The bus station is a 20 minute walk.

There is a large new multi-storey car park on the Fishergate Centre side.

History and map of the railways around Preston.

1803

A horsedrawn railway was built in 1803 to take goods and return coal from the Lancaster Canal terminal in Preston to the Preston to Wigan.....click here to read more.

Made in Preston - Deltic Prototype Locomotive - English Electric.

Photograph above of Deltic Prototype entering Preston. Classic photo location showing St Walburge's spire in the background - photo adapted from one in the book titled Locomotives by Brian Reed published in 1958.

History and map of Railways in the area around Preston

Locomotives built in the area.

Ribble Steam Railway - Preston Docks - Track, Museum and Works

Ribble Steam Railway is running specials on its 1½ mile dock and riverside line at Preston Dock. There is also a newly built museum and workshop.

The line crosses the Preston Marina entrance via a swing bridge, and runs alongside the diverted River Ribble on the site of the former sprawling docklands. This track once took goods from the dock to Preston Station, crossing Strand Road.

Santa Specials will be run in December. Visit their website. Click Here

Photo courtesy of their website.

Passing Through Preston in 1930's but now at York Railway Museum

46229, LMS Pacific 'Coronation Class' Duchess of Hamilton in Streamline at York - November 2009.

The work was done in Birmingham at Tyesley Works. I bet they're proud of that job.

Deltic at York 2002. It's now at Locomotion, Shildon.