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INFORMATION

Information about railtours and unusual / interesting workings

A detailed look at the signalling around Preston station past and present

Maps and schematics of the station and surrounding area.

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Chris's page - photos and video clips

Railway modelling.

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TIMETABLE
Railtours, Excursions & Loco movements.
Regular Freights

This page contains the latest information I have. If you have any corrections or additions, please contact me via the Feedback page.
Thanks to the usual sources of information for railtours :
   UKsteam.info - the bible for steam-hauled railtours
  Also,  RailtourInfo - for non-steam railtours and those involving diesel-hauled sections		 various Yahoo! groups including:
PrestonRailGen - THE group for Preston railway enthusiasts
Also : RTN,  Rail-Gen-Online  Trans-Pennine-Gen,  rail-gen
Date Details Operator Locos / stock Times
FRIDAYS ONLY VIRGIN WEST COAST Friday-only relief
London Euston - Preston		 Virgin EWS class 90
+ MK3 stock		 Arr : 21.55
taken north to the PSB
dep : 22.59
works south ECS as 5A05
dep : 23.17
Sat 14th November 2009 NEW NORTHERN BELLE
London Euston - Crewe - Preston - Carlisle - Edinburgh & Rtn		 VSOE class 67
(DBS)		 Out arr : 08.22
dep : 08.27
Rtn Arr: 20.10
dep : 20.15
Sat 21st November 2009 UPDATED THE LOWLAND GROWLER
Preston - Wigan NW - Bolton - Man Vic - Stalybridge - Huddersfield - Leeds - York - Berwick - Edinburgh & Return 		Spitfire 2 x class 37
(WCRC)		 Out dep : 06.03
Rtn Arr: 23.50
Sun 21st November 2009 NEW ecs for Spitfire tour
Preston - Carnforth		   2 x class 37
(WCRC)		 Out dep : 13.33
Sat 28th November 2009 THE CHRISTMAS PENDLE SCOTSMAN
Crewe, Manchester Piccadilly, Bolton, Chorley, Bamber Bridge, Blackburn, Hellifield, S&C to Edinburgh Waverley		 Compass class 66 (DBS)
class 92 on other legs		 Bamber Bridge
Out : 7.40
 Rtn : 22.10
provisional times
Sat 28th November  2009 ECS
Carnforth - Preston - Blackburn - Rose Grove		   2 x Class 47 (WCRC) Pass : 05.39
UPDATED THE ST NICHOLAS STEAM EXPRESS
Burnley Rose Grove, Accrington, Blackburn, Bamber Bridge, Preston, Lancaster, Carnforth to York & Return
Steam : Carnforth - York - Carnforth 		Statesman Rail 5690 Leander
2 x Class 47 
(WCRC)		 Out Arr : 07.32
Dep : 07.34
Rtn Arr : 21.38
Dep : 21.41
confirmed times
ECS
Rose Grove - Preston		   2 x Class 47 
(WCRC)		 Arr : 23.22
(Res)
confirmed times
Sun 29th November  2009 ECS
Preston - Carnforth		   47 + 47 (WCRC) Dep : 13.25
Sat 5th December 2009  THE EDINBURGH CHRISTMAS STATESMAN
Wolverhampton - Man Pic - Chorley - Preston - Carlisle - Edinburgh & return		 Statesman Rail ? Out Dep : 09.45
Rtn Arr : 20.00
Tue 29th December 2009  NEW THE SCENIC SETTLER
Bristol TM - Birmingham NS - Carlisle (via S&C)		 Pathfinder 2 x Class 31
Hanson Traction		  
Wed 30th December 2009  NEW THE WINTER CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN EXPRESS
Manchester-Preston-Shap-Carlisle=Settle-Manchester		 RTC 44871+45407 Out Pass : ??.??
Lostock Hall
Rtn Pass : ??.??
         
         
2010        
Date Details Operator Locos / stock Times
Wk 1 4th Jan - 10th Jan
         
Wk 2 11th Jan - 17th Jan
         
Wk 3 18th Jan - 24th Jan
         
Wk 4 25th Jan - 31st Jan
Sat 30th January 2010  THE COTTON MILL EXPRESS
Lancaster - Manchester (via Chorley & Bolton) - Huddersfield - Copy Pit - Blackburn - Bolton - Manchester - Lancaster		 RTC 46115 Scots Guardsman Out Dep : 10.00
Rtn Arr : 17.20
Provisional
Wk 5 1st Feb - 7th Feb
         
Wk 6 8th Feb - 14th Feb
         
Wk 7 15th Feb - 21st Feb
Fri 19th February 2010 WINTER WEST HIGHLAND STATESMAN
Birmingham International, Manchester, Bolton, Horwich Parkway, Preston, Lancaster - Shap for West Highland Line		 Statesman Rail ? Out Arr : 10.00
Sat 20th February 2010 WINTER WEST HIGHLAND STATESMAN
Fort William - Glasgow - Shap - Preston - Horwich - Man Pic - Birmingham Int.		 Statesman Rail ? Rtn : 18.30
Wk 8 22nd Feb - 28th Feb
         
Wk 9 1st Mar - 7th Mar
         
Wk 10 8th Mar - 14th Mar
         
Wk 11 15th Mar - 21st Mar
Fri 19th March 2010  THE CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN EXPRESS
Crewe - Preston - Shap - Carlisle - S&C - Crewe		 RTC 70013 Oliver Cromwell Out Dep : 10.30
Lostock Hall
Rtn Arr : 19.00
Provisional
Sat 20th March 2010 WINTER ON THE SETTLE & CARLISLE
Milton Keynes - Preston - Shap - Carlisle
Carlisle - S&C - Milton Keynes		 Railtourer ? Lostock Hall
Out : ??.??
Rtn : ??.??
Wk 12 22nd Mar - 28th Mar
         
Wk 13 29th Mar - 4th Apr
Fri 2nd April 2010  THE WAVERLEY
Liverpool - Preston - Shap - Edinburgh & Rtn		 RTC 70013 Oliver Cromwell Out Dep : 08.55
Rtn Arr : 20.30
Provisional
         
Wk 14 5th Apr - 11th Apr
Thu 8th April 2010  THE GREAT BRITAIN III - day 3
Bristol - Preston		 RTC 6100 Royal Scot Arr : ??.??
Fri 9th April 2010  THE GREAT BRITAIN III - day 4
Preston - Carlisle - Dumfries - Glasgow		 RTC 46115 Scots Guardsman Dep : ??.??
Wk 15 12th Apr - 18th Apr
Wed 14th April 2010  THE GREAT BRITAIN III - day 9
Edinburgh - Preston		 RTC 46115 Scots Guardsman Arr : ??.??
Preston - London RTC 60019 Bittern Dep : ??.??
Wk 16 19th Apr - 25th Apr
Sat 24th April 2010 THE SETTLE & CARLISLE SCOT
Wolverhampton - Wigan - S&C - Edinburgh		 Statesman Rail ? Lostock Hall
Out : 09.40
Rtn : 19.10
estimated times
Wk 17 26th Apr - 2nd May
         
Wk 18 3rd May - 9th May
         
Wk 19   10th May - 16th May
         
Wk 20   17th May - 16th May
         
Wk 21 24th May - 30th May
         
Wk 22 31st May - 6th Jun
Wed 2nd June 2010 THE FELLSMAN
Lancaster, Preston, Bamber Bridge, Blackburn, Clitheroe, Long Preston via the S&C to Carlisle		 Statesman Rail taken from Carnforth pool :
46115 ‘Scots Guardsman’ 
8F 48151
Jubilee 5690 ‘Leander		 Out Arr : ??.??
Dep : ??.??
Rtn Arr : ??.??
Dep : ??.??
Wk 23 7th Jun - 13th Jun
         
Wk 24 14th Jun - 20th Jun
         
Wk 25 21st Jun - 27th Jun
         
Wk 26 28th Jun - 4th Jul
         
Wk 27 5th Jul - 11th Jul
         
Wk 28 12th Jul - 18th Jul
Sat 17th July 2010 THE LAKELANDER
Leicester - Carnforth -Ravenglass
(steam : Carnforth - Ravenglass)		 Statesman Rail Diesel
WCRC		 Out Pass : ??.??
Rtn Pass : ??.??
Wk 29 19th Jul - 25th Jul
         
Wk 30 26th Jul - 1st Aug
Wed 28th July 2010 THE FELLSMAN
Lancaster, Preston, Bamber Bridge, Blackburn, Clitheroe, Long Preston via the S&C to Carlisle		 Statesman Rail taken from Carnforth pool :
46115 ‘Scots Guardsman’ 
8F 48151
Jubilee 5690 ‘Leander		 Out Arr : ??.??
Dep : ??.??
Rtn Arr : ??.??
Dep : ??.??
Wk 31 2nd Aug - 8th Aug
Wed 4th August 2010 THE FELLSMAN
Lancaster, Preston, Bamber Bridge, Blackburn, Clitheroe, Long Preston via the S&C to Carlisle		 Statesman Rail taken from Carnforth pool :
46115 ‘Scots Guardsman’ 
8F 48151
Jubilee 5690 ‘Leander		 Out Arr : ??.??
Dep : ??.??
Rtn Arr : ??.??
Dep : ??.??
Sat 7th August 2010 THE LAKELANDER
Cardiff - Carnforth -Ravenglass
(steam : Carnforth - Ravenglass)		 Statesman Rail Diesel
WCRC		 Out Pass : ??.??
Rtn Pass : ??.??
Wk 32 9th Aug - 15th Aug
Wed 11th August 2010 THE FELLSMAN
Lancaster, Preston, Bamber Bridge, Blackburn, Clitheroe, Long Preston via the S&C to Carlisle		 Statesman Rail taken from Carnforth pool :
46115 ‘Scots Guardsman’ 
8F 48151
Jubilee 5690 ‘Leander		 Out Arr : ??.??
Dep : ??.??
Rtn Arr : ??.??
Dep : ??.??
Wk 33 16th Aug - 22nd Aug
Wed 18th August 2010 THE FELLSMAN
Lancaster, Preston, Bamber Bridge, Blackburn, Clitheroe, Long Preston via the S&C to Carlisle		 Statesman Rail taken from Carnforth pool :
46115 ‘Scots Guardsman’ 
8F 48151
Jubilee 5690 ‘Leander		 Out Arr : ??.??
Dep : ??.??
Rtn Arr : ??.??
Dep : ??.??
Wk 34 23rd Aug - 29th Aug
Wed 25th August 2010 THE FELLSMAN
Lancaster, Preston, Bamber Bridge, Blackburn, Clitheroe, Long Preston via the S&C to Carlisle		 Statesman Rail taken from Carnforth pool :
46115 ‘Scots Guardsman’ 
8F 48151
Jubilee 5690 ‘Leander		 Out Arr : ??.??
Dep : ??.??
Rtn Arr : ??.??
Dep : ??.??
Wk 35 30th Aug - 5th Sep
Wed 1st September 2010 THE FELLSMAN
Lancaster, Preston, Bamber Bridge, Blackburn, Clitheroe, Long Preston via the S&C to Carlisle		 Statesman Rail taken from Carnforth pool :
46115 ‘Scots Guardsman’ 
8F 48151
Jubilee 5690 ‘Leander		 Out Arr : ??.??
Dep : ??.??
Rtn Arr : ??.??
Dep : ??.??
Wk 36 6th Sep - 12th Sep
Wed 8th September  2010 THE FELLSMAN
Lancaster, Preston, Bamber Bridge, Blackburn, Clitheroe, Long Preston via the S&C to Carlisle		 Statesman Rail taken from Carnforth pool :
46115 ‘Scots Guardsman’ 
8F 48151
Jubilee 5690 ‘Leander		 Out Arr : ??.??
Dep : ??.??
Rtn Arr : ??.??
Dep : ??.??
Wk 37   13th Sep - 19th Sep
         
Wk 38   20th Sep - 26th Sep
         
Wk 39   27th Sep - 3rd Oct
         
Wk 40   4th Oct - 10th  Oct 
         
Wk 41   11th Oct - 17th Oct
         
Wk 42   18th Oct - 24th Oct
         
Wk 43   25th Oct - 31st Oct
         
Wk 44   1st Nov - 7th Nov
         
Wk 45   8th Nov - 14th Nov
         
Wk 46   15th Nov - 21st Nov
         
Wk 47   22nd Nov - 28th Nov
         
Wk 48   29th Nov - 5th Dec
         
Wk 49   6th Dec - 12th Dec
         
Wk 50   13th Dec - 19th Dec
         
Wk 51   20th Dec - 26th Dec
         

FREIGHT TIMES FOR PRESTON

NEW In addition to the timetable below, there is now a fullMon - Fri Working Timetable NEW 
available at the UK-Railways.com website.
You can view it here.

 

Please Note - Times are valid from 15th December 2008
A big THANK YOU to Darren on the PrestonRail Yahoo! group for these details.

If you can fill in any of the blanks here, please get in touch.

UPDATES...
It seems that many of the workings listed from 15th December 2008 have now either transferred to the S&C route, or were merely paths kept in the system "just in case" but in reality are never seen through Preston now. Rather than removing these entirely, I have "greyed them out" for the time being. I'd be very interested to hear if any of these are seen.
Also added, are a few extra workings and the days that others run, plus a few corrections.
 

Headcode

Time @ Preston

 

Operator

Usual Traction

Runs

From / To
NEW

6C37
was 6s19

02.30

Logs

Colas

57/3

 T Th S

chirk-carlisle
X

4s50

07.04

Liner

Freightliner

90 / 86 x 2

  

basford-coatbridge
 

6s13
was 4s13

07.22 - 07.24

Coal

EWS

66

M W F

warrington-newcumnock
X

4c96

08.27

 

 

 

  

warrington-carlisle
NEW 6C53 

07.30

 Nuclear Flasks

DRS

 37 x2 W Th Crewe - Sellafield 
 

6m32

08.08

Tankers

EWS

60 / 66

  

Lindsey - Preston Dock
 

4m34

08.40

Liner

DRS

66

  

coatbridge-daventry
 

6e32

08.55

Tankers

EWS

60 / 66

  

Preston Dock - Lindsey
X

4s52

09.04

Liner

Freightliner

90 / 86 x 2

  

basford-coatbridge
 

4s43

09.08

Liner

DRS/Stobart

66/4

  

daventry-grangemouth
 

6c16

09.23

Departmental

Freightliner

66/6

 M W F

basford-carlisle
X

4m06

09.27

 

 

 

  

mossend-bescot
 

6o60

09.40

 

EWS

92

 F

mossend-dollands
NEW 6S94 

11.00

Ch. Clay

EWS

92

W Dollands Moor - Mossend. 
X

4s28

11.10

 

 

 

  

basford-brasie
X

4s40

11.15 - 11.24

 

 

 

  

drax-hunterston
 

4s41

12.04

Coal

Freightliner

66/6

 MX, as req

Sudforth Lane - Hunsterton
X

4s78

12.09

Coal

EWS

66

  

ironbridge-ravenstruther moor
X

4s61

13.09

 

EWS

92

 

trafford yard - mossend
X

4s42

13.13

Coal

Freightliner

66/6

  

drax-hunterston
 

4m44

13.39

Liner

DRS

66/4

  

coatbridge-daventry
 

4s04

14.04

Coal

EWS

66

  

warrington-ayr
X

4m64

14.10 - 14.27

Liner

Freightliner

90 / 86 x 2

  

coatbridge-basford 
X

4s05

14.12

 

 

 

  

rugeley-brasie
X

4m83

14.32

Liner

Freightliner

90 / 86 x 2

  

coatbridge-basford
 

4s44

15.08

Liner

DRS

66/4

  

daventry-grangemouth
X

6s19

15.25

Logs

Colas

57/3

  

chirk-carlisle
 

6j37

16.31

Logs

Colas

57/3

  

carlisle-chirk
X

4s54

17.11

 

 

 

  

basford-coatbridge
X

4s96

17.13

 

 

 

  

ironbridge-ayr
 

4m74

18.39

Liner

Freightliner

90 / 86 x 2

  

coatbridge-mossend
NEW 6Z27
(0z27)

18.45

Departmental

Freightliner

66/6

 as req'd Carlisle Yard - Crewe. 
 

6k73

19.47

Flasks

DRS

20 / 37

 M T

sellafield-crewe
X

4s14

20.04

 

 

 

  

garston-hunterston
NEW 1S96  20.15  

GBRF

325 x 3

   Warrington - Shieldmuir
 

6x12

20.18

Enterprise

EWS

92

  

carlisle-eastleigh
X

4m80

20.29

Liner

Freightliner

90 / 86 x 2

  

coatbridge-basford
X

4s14

20.41 - 20.43

Coal

Freightliner

66/6

  

fiddlers ferry-hunterston
NEW 1M04  21.00

Mail

GBRF

325 x 3

   Shieldmuir - Warrington RMT
 

6s73

21.07

Enterprise

EWS

92

 T F

bescot-mossend
 

4s45

21.38

Liner

DRS

66/4

  

daventry-mossend
 

4m82

21.45

Intermodal

DRS

66/4

  

coatbridge-mossend
X

4m11

21.54

Liner

Freightliner

90 / 86 x 2

  

coatbridge-basford

 

 
 

STATION
The North End of the station
The old platform 1 & 2 (now closed to passengers)
The current platform 1 & 2
Platform 3
Platform 4A (and 3A) - south-facing bays
Platforms 4 and 5
Platfotrms 6 and 7
Old Platform 10 to 13

Th south end of the station

MODERN PHOTOS
What you can expect to see at Preston Station on an average day.
Photos of recent interesting / unusual visitors to the station.

Contemporary photos taken at Preston

MISC PHOTOS