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The famous vehicle name of Leyland is based on the town of the same name just 5 miles south of Preston. It is preserved there in the British Commercial Vehicle Museum.
The first motorway in the UK was built around Preston to ease travel to Blackpool, the Lake District and Scotland from points south and east.
It is believed that more trams were produced in Preston than anywhere else in the UK.
Ribble Motor Services of Preston were the North West's major bus company. Atkinsons Vehicles were also based just outside Preston in Walton Le Dale. TVR cars were built in Blackpool.
Several bus body builders existed in the area, only East Lancs Coach Builders remain.
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