Preston Railway Station is on the West Coast Mainline and operated by Avanti West Coast. The station is a listed building and sees services to London, up to Scotland and many local services too serving Manchester, Liverpool, Blackburn and elsewhere.
Preston goes Inter-City Electric… eventuallyThe year 2024 marks the 50th anniversary of the electrification of the West Coast Main Line through Preston. The London to Glasgow travel time was reduced to five hours. The […]
3 months ago Preston’s lost garages and what is left of the West Lancashire line?There are some interesting connections between early motor car makers and the railways in Preston. In the early 20th century Preston had a good number of motor car garages. It […]
4 months ago Preston Railway Station worst in the UK for cancellations, new data saysNew data reveals that Preston has the worst train station in the UK for cancellations. Nine out of the ten worst stations are in the north, but Preston takes the […]
4 months ago Storm Debi causes major disruption to trains at Preston Railway StationAll trains going in and out of Preston have been disrupted due to Storm Debi. The amber and yellow weather warnings for heavy rain and severe gale-force wind has meant […]
5 months ago Advertisement Advertisement Watch as Pro-Palestine flashmob protest takes over Preston Railway StationPreston station was the scene of a 60-strong flashmob protest at the height of the Friday rush hour after demonstrators staged a sit-in to call for a ceasefire in the […]
5 months ago Preston in the 1840s, new railways and old problemsThe year 1846 was an important year in Preston. It was the year that the Blackburn and Preston Railway opened. It was also a period of deprivation among the working […]
5 months ago Railway ticket offices closure plan scrapped after fierce opposition with Preston highlightedRailway ticket offices across Lancashire will remain open after passengers – and the organisation representing them – objected in their droves to plans to pull the shutters down on the […]
5 months ago Death, disease and murder in Victorian PrestonThere were many ways to die in Victorian Preston; everything from exploding locomotives to cholera and murder were reported in the local press. Knowledge of disease was limited until the […]
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