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Railway modelling.

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TIMETABLE

Loco-hauled Passenger, Railtours and stock movements
also available - 2010 Freight Timetable for Preston

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
Wk 5 1st Feb - 7th Feb      
Thurs 4th February 2010  Private Excursion
Preston - Manchester Museum of Science and Industry
  60163 Tornado Arr : ??.??
Dep : ??.??
Arr :??.??
Dep : ??.??
Wk 6 8th Feb - 14th Feb      
Sat 13th February 2010  THE COTTON MILL EXPRESS (Re-run of aborted 30th Jan tour)
Lancaster - Wigan - Manchester - 
Huddersfield - Copy Pit - Blackburn - Bolton - Manchester - 
Huddersfield - Rochdale - Manchester -
Wigan - Preston
RTC 46115 Scots Guardsman Out Arr : 08.38
Dep : 08.41
Rtn Arr : 18.34
Revised Times
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      
Sat 6th March 2010 COAST TO COAST
Fort William - Glasgow - Shap - Preston - Horwich - Man Pic - Birmingham Int.
  2 x class 67 (DBS)  
         
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 (or Snow) ON THE SETTLE & CARLISLE
Milton Keynes - Preston - Shap - Carlisle
Carlisle - S&C - Milton Keynes
Railtourer ? Out : ??.??
Lostock Hall
Rtn : ??.??
Wk 12 22nd Mar - 28th Mar      
Sat 27th March 2010 HELP FOR HEROES SPECIAL
Lancaster - Preston - Blackburn - Settle - Carlisle & return
Lancaster-Wigan-Manchester Vic-Stalybridge-Wakefield-York
-Wakefield-Rochdale-Manchester-Wigan-Lancaster
WCRC 70013 Oliver Cromwell
(running as 70048 The Territorial Army)
and
46115 Scots Guardsman
Out : ??.??
Rtn : ??.??
Sat 27th March 2010 To LLANDRINDOD & CARDIFF (outwards via the Heart of Wales, return Chepstow)
Picking up: Preston, Chorley, Bolton, Manchester Piccadilly, Stockport, Macclesfield, Stoke & Stafford
Compass Class 66 Out : ??.??
Rtn : ??.??
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
Fri 2nd April 2010  THE WEST HIGHLANDER (day 1)
Sallisbury - Crewe - Preston - (Fort William - Mallaig - Kyle of Lochalsh)
Pathfinder TBA Out : ??.??
Rtn : ??.??
Wk 14 5th Apr - 11th Apr      
Mon 5th April 2010  THE WEST HIGHLANDER (day 4)
(Fort William - Mallaig - Kyle of Lochalsh) - Preston - Crewe - Sallisbury
Pathfinder TBA Out : ??.??
Rtn : ??.??
Wed 7th April 2010 To CARLISLE (out via the S&C, returning Cumbrian Coast)
Picking up: Crewe, Winsford, Hartford, Acton Bridge, Runcorn, South Parkway, Mossley Hill, Liverpool Lime St, Prescot, St Helens Central, Garswood & Wigan NW
Compass DRS 47 T&T Out : ??.??
Rtn : ??.??
Thu 8th April 2010  THE GREAT BRITAIN III - day 3
Bristol - Preston
RTC 6100 Royal Scot
6201 Princess Elizabeth
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 : ??.??
Sat 17th April 2010  THE YORKSHIRE DALESMAN
Swindon - Crewe - Preston - Skipton / Keighley / Leeds
Pathfinder TBA "Interesting traction" ! Out : ??.??
Rtn : ??.??
Wk 16 19th Apr - 25th Apr      
Sat 24th April 2010 STEAM ALONG THE CUMBRIAN COAST
Whitby - Carnforth - Carlisle - Tyne Valley - Whitby
Route *may* pass Preston
Railtourer Diesel to York
Steam to Carnforth
Diesel Carnforth -
Out : ??.??
Rtn : ??.??
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      
Mon 3rd May 2010 To DUNDEE with optional add-on tour to Aberdeen (out via Forth & Tay Bridges)
Picking up: Crewe, Warrington, Wigan, Preston, Lancaster, Oxenholme, Penrith, Carlisle & Lockerbie
Compass Class 67 (DBS) Out : ??.??
Rtn : ??.??
Sat 8th May 2010 CITADEL EXPRESS
Gloucester - Crewe - Shap - Carlisle & Return
Steam Crewe - Shap - Carlisle & return
PMRT 6233 Duchess of Sutherland Out : ??.??
Rtn : ??.??
Wk 19   10th May - 16th May      
         
Wk 20   17th May - 23rd May      
Sat 22nd May 2010 ROYAL SCOT
Milton Keynes - Crewe - Shap - Carlisle & Return
Steam Crewe - Shap - Carlisle & return
PMRT 6233 Duchess of Sutherland Out : ??.??
Rtn : ??.??
Sat 22nd May 2010 THE SCENIC SETTLER
Bristol - Crewe - S&C - Carlisle
Pathfinder Class 56 (Hanson / Colas) Out : ??.??
Rtn : ??.??
Wk 21 24th May - 30th May      
Sat 29th May 2010 STEAM ALONG THE CUMBRIAN COAST
Hull - Leeds - Carnforth - Ravenglass - Whitehaven & return
Route *may* pass Preston
Railtourer Diesel to Carnforth
Steam Carnforth - Whitehaven
Out : ??.??
Rtn : ??.??
Sat 29th May 2010 To CARLISLE (out via S&C, returning Cumbrian Coast)
Picking up: Hooton, Chester, Delamere, Northwich, Knutsford, Altrincham, Stockport, Denton, Manchester Victoria & Bolton
Compass Class 67 (DBS) Out : ??.??
Rtn : ??.??
Wk 22 31st May - 6th Jun      
Mon 31st May 2010 To FORT WILLIAM (via West Highland for "short" break)
Picking up: Wigan, Euxton, Preston, Lancaster, Oxenholme, Penrith, Carlisle & Lockerbie
Compass Class 67 (DBS) Out : ??.??
Rtn : ??.??
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 : ??.??
Sat 5th June 2010 FYLDE COAST EXPRESS
Sheffield - Crewe - Preston - Blackpool - Derby - Sheffield
Steam Crewe - Blackpool - Derby
PMRT 6233 Duchess of Sutherland Out : ??.??
Rtn : ??.??
Wk 23 7th Jun - 13th Jun      
         
Wk 24 14th Jun - 20th Jun      
Fri 18th May 2010 To DUNDEE (out via Forth & Tay Bridges)
Picking up from: Nuneaton, Atherstone, Tamworth, Lichfield, Stoke, Kidsgrove, Alsager, Crewe & Warrington
Compass Class 67 (DBS) Out : ??.??
Rtn : ??.??
Sat 19th June 2010 THE LAKELANDER
Birmingham - Carnforth -Ravenglass
(steam : Carnforth - Ravenglass)
Statesman Rail Diesel
WCRC
Out Pass : ??.??
Rtn Pass : ??.??
Sun 20th May 2010 To EDINBURGH (out via WCML, return via ECML - circular tour terminating Preston at night)
Picking up from: York, Leeds, Huddersfield, Stalybridge, Ashton, Manchester Victoria, Bolton, Westhoughton, Wigan, Euxton, Leyland & Preston (train starts at YORK on morning leg)
Compass 40145 Out : ??.??
Rtn : ??.??
         
Wk 25 21st Jun - 27th Jun      
         
Wk 26 28th Jun - 4th Jul      
3rd July 2010 To TROON & AYR (via GS&W northbound, returning Beattock)
Picking up from: Broad Green, Prescot, St Helens Central, Garswood, Wigan, Euxton, Preston, Lancaster, Oxenholme, Penrith & Carlisle
Compass TBA
Class 47?
Out : ??.??
Rtn : ??.??
         
Wk 27 5th Jul - 11th Jul      
         
Wk 28 12th Jul - 18th Jul      
Sat 17th July 2010 THE LAKELANDER
Leicester - Carnforth -Ravenglass
(steam : Carnforth - Ravenglass)
RTC Diesel
WCRC
Out Pass : ??.??
Rtn Pass : ??.??
Wk 29 19th Jul - 25th Jul      
Sat 24th July 2010 CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN EXPRESS
Liverpool - Shap - Carlisle
RTC Steam TBA Out Pass : ??.??
Rtn Pass : ??.??
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 : ??.??
Wed 28th July 2010 THE WELSH MOUNTAINEER
Preston-Blaenau Festiniog
RTC Steam TBA 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 : ??.??
Sat 7th August 2010 CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN EXPRESS
Liverpool - Shap - Carlisle
RTC Steam TBA 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 : ??.??
Wed 11th August 2010 THE WELSH MOUNTAINEER
Preston-Blaenau Festiniog
RTC Steam TBA 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 : ??.??
Wed 18th August 2010 THE WELSH MOUNTAINEER
Preston-Blaenau Festiniog
RTC Steam TBA Out Arr : ??.??
Dep : ??.??
Rtn Arr : ??.??
Dep : ??.??
Sat 21st August 2010 CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN EXPRESS
Liverpool - Shap - Carlisle
RTC Steam TBA Out Pass : ??.??
Rtn Pass : ??.??
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 : ??.??
Wed 25th August 2010 THE WELSH MOUNTAINEER
Preston-Blaenau Festiniog
RTC Steam TBA 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      
         
Sat 27th November 2010 THE CHRISTMAS FELLSMAN
Lancaster, Preston, Bamber Bridge, Blackburn, Clitheroe, Long Preston via the S&C to Carlisle
Statesman Rail 5690 Leander Out Arr : ??.??
Dep : ??.??
Rtn Arr : ??.??
Dep : ??.??
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

LIVE IMAGES