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Calls for critical review of Avanti and first class travel ban amid failing services

Setting sun over Preston Railway Station pic: Tony Worrall There are new calls for a critical review and to scrap first class seats on one of one of the country’s busiest rail routes. Avanti has been operating the West […]

9 months ago
Preston goes Inter-City Electric… eventually

B.R. Float, Preston Guild 1972 Pic: Preston Digital Archive The 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 […]

9 months ago
Preston station’s historic glazing gets modern replacement

The front of Preston Station Pic: Donna Clifford A major restoration project on Preston railway station’s glazed frontage is complete. The £600,000 Great North Rail Project investment has seen the north side of the 140-year-old station transformed with […]

4 years ago
How to get a rail ticket refund if you were caught in Preston station chaos

The scene at Preston Railway Station. Credit: @infindesltd Passengers were left stranded and awaiting coach travel this evening (November 22) due to flooding on the line between Preston and Lancaster. […]

7 years ago
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Preston Railway Station flood chaos – everything we know so far

Queues for replacement coaches at Preston Railway Station There are currently hectic scenes at Preston Railway Station as passengers await replacement coaches due to flooding on the line. Trains are […]

7 years ago
Passengers stranded at Preston Railway Station due to flooded line

Customers stranded at Preston. Credit: Paul van de Rooy Rail passengers heading north have been left stranded at Preston Railway Station tonight (November 22). Trains are currently not departing from […]

7 years ago
West Coast Main Line: Longer trains for longer franchise

Virgin Trains Class 390 Penolino passing through Leyland The hard-pressed commuter is set to benefit from thousands more standard class seats in a deal struck between Virgin Trains and the Department for Transport. Virgin, who manage Preston station, […]

13 years ago
Opinion: How high speed rail will benefit Preston

west coast main line HS2 or High Speed 2 as it is known is a government proposal to build a new high speed, high capacity rail line connecting the North with London. The new […]

13 years ago
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