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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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VISITORS - VIDEO
Recent railtours and special workings
This Page : Video Page Photo Page Photo Archive
26th August 2009
5690 Leander at Bamber Bridge with the Fellsman. The Jubilee would later be joined by Black 5 45231 Sherwood Forester at Preston to create a unique line-up (photos on the Visitors page).
24th August 2009
60009 Union of South Africa at Preston 
1st August 2009
37087 and 37676 hauling the Cumbrian Crusader at Cadley Bridge Preston
11th July 2009
87002 leaving Preston with Spitfire's Electric Scot tour.
31st January 2009
60026 on railtour duty with Hills of the North 'Winter Wonderland'
29th December 2008
56312 powers out of Preston station.
9th October 2008
30777 Sir Lamiel passes through on ECS, folowed shortly by the arrival of 6233 Duchess of Sutherland on the Royal Scot. The duchess comes off the train and takes water on platform 7 before rejoining the train for a somewhat late departure. Watch out for the flash-over from the wires under Fishergate Bridge at about the 5 minute mark...
12th July 2008

55022 backs onto its train in the early morning sun.


On your marks... The former ECML racehorse waits impatiently for the off.


Crank up the volume for the Napier Symphony as The Snowdonian departs.
Now I remember why I like Deltics...

With thanks to Martin Brown for getting out of bed at some ridiculous hour to bring us these.

30th June 2008

60076 emerges from the Dock Branch with bitumen tankers. 30/6/2008

Martin Brown

23rd June 2008

37606 hauls the empty stock off Saturdays 'Paignton Pudden' - there was a suggestion that both 37's
would work back to Carnforth but as it happend only 606 was used.

Martin Brown

14th June 2008

67001 departs heading South on a Northern Belle excursion.

Martin Brown


47787 +  47851 on the Ynys Mon tour.

Martin Brown


The "old faithful" pairing of 37401 + 417, again on railtour duty through Preston.

Martin Brown

10th May 2008

By way of a change... here is a video of 6233 Duchess of Sutherland on the return leg of the Fylde Coast Express from to Sheffield to Blackpool. The loco was about to pass through the station for a fourth time that day, having travelled via Preston to Blackpool, then in each direction on the way to Farington/Lostock Hall for turning.

Here, we see the loco rounding the curve alongside Tom Benson Way, just a couple of minutes away from the station.

3rd / 5th May 2008
D1015 Western Champion pauses at Preston on the return leg of 
the Western Scot, having visited Edinburgh.

On its departure, the veteran diesel-hydraulic gave quite a display,
with plenty of "clag". Hopefully this will appear on the planned DVD,
to be made available through this website.
On Monday, the interest was provided by 37401 and 37417 on Kingfisher's Settle & Carlisle Experience circular tour from Barrow to Aberyswyth, returning via the WCML. here is a quick shot of the pair coasting under the Cadley Causeway bridge,  a mile or so north of the station. 

Meanwhile, 40145 East Lancashire Railway was in charge of the Cambrian Coast Explorer.

The "whistler" departs from Platform 2 on the homeward leg.

 
 

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