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LINES
The line to Lancaster, Carlisle and Glasgow
The East Lancs Line to Blacburn and Burnley
The Fylde Line to Blackpool
The former Bolton & Preston Railway
The Deepdale and Longridge line
The West lancs Railway to Southport plus the Ormskirk line
The LNWR line to Wigan, Crewe and London
The Preston Dock Branch

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.

Links to related / interesting sites.

Links to related / interesting sites.

Chris's page - photos and video clips

Railway modelling.

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PRESTON - SOUTHPORT
VIA BURSCOUGH

The less-direct of the two routes to Southport involved trains taking the Preston - Liverpool line as far as Burscough, then the Wigan - Southport line, by means of an east-west chord at the crossing-point of the two. Sadly, although both lines are still very much in use, the connecting curve at Burscough, was closed in the 1960s.

There is currently talk of restoring one or more of the curves at Burscough, allowing Preston-Southport trains to resume after a 40 year absence. Plans currently being put forward by a pressure group called SWOPlink would ultimately see the Merseyrail electrification extended to Preston, and one of the curves at Burscough reinstated. Under the scheme, the direct east-to-west link would remain closed, but trains could travel from Preston to Southport by means of a reversal at Burscough.


For more information about this, and other closed lines in Lancashire, I can recommend "Lost Railways of Lancashire" by Gordon Suggitt. This is a recent book and is available in bookshops such as Borders and WHSmiths in Preston.

 
 

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