Preston Railscene

PRESTON RAILSCENE

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A Photographic Miscellany based at Preston Station on the West Coast Main Line in the North-West Special Edition

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A front end shot of Class 390 Pendolino No. 390029 City of Stoke-on-Trent as it awaits its departure form Preston on 3rd September 2010.

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A Blackpool North to York service heads south from Preston station on 14th March 2011.

Class 97/3 No. 97302 leads the 1Q88 Derby to Oxenholme Network Rail test train with classmate No. 97303 on the rear. The train is seen crossing North Union Bridge over the River Ribble on the southern approach to Preston station on 14th March 2011.

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Above: First Trans Pennine Express Class 185 No. 185136 arriving at Preston station with 10:00 service from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Waverley on Saturday 12th March, 2011.

Below: No. 66520 is seen approaching Preston station on 14th March 2011 with the 0C16 Crewe to Carlisle light engine move.

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Above: Virgin Trains Class 221 Super Voyager No. 221118 standing at Preston station with the 08:52 service from Edinburgh Waverley to Birmingham New Street on Saturday 12th March, 2011.

Below: No. 97302 tops and tails a Network Rail test coach with 97303 on the 1Q88 Derby to Oxenholme run on 14th March 2011. The ensemble are seen crossing the North Union bridge over the River Ribble immediately south of Preston station. Photo taken from Miller Park.

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Above: Northern Rail Class 150/1 No. 150137 arriving at Preston station with the 10:37 service from Blackpool North to Liverpool Lime Street on Saturday 12th March, 2011.

Below: First Trans Pennine Express Class 185 No. 185145 standing in Preston station with the 10:45 service from Blackpool North to Manchester Airport on Saturday 12th March, 2011.

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Above: Virgin Trains Class 390 Pendolino No. 390031 'City of Liverpool' heads south from Preston station with the 07:35 service from Glasgow Central to London Euston on Saturday 12th March, 2011.

Below: Northern Rail Class 150/1 No. 150137 about to depart from Preston station with the 10:37 service from Blackpool North to Liverpool Lime Street on Saturday 12th March, 2011.

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Above: First Trans Pennine Express Class 185 No. 185145 departing from Preston station with the 10:45 service from Blackpool North to Manchester Airport Below: Northern Rail Class 153 No. 153015 arriving at Preston station with the terminating 10:54 service from Ormskirk on Saturday 12th March, 2011.

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Virgin Trains Class 390 Pendolino No. 390018 'Virgin Princess' after arrival at Preston station with the 08:30 service from London Euston to Glasgow Central on Saturday 12th March, 2011.

Northern Rail Class 153 No. 153015 about to depart from Preston station with the 11:32 service to Ormskirk on Saturday 12th March, 2011.

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Above: Northern Rail Class 158 No. 158757 arrives at Preston with 09:09 service from York to Blackpool North on Saturday 12th March, 2011.

Below: Virgin 'Thunderbird' Class 57/3 No. 57305 'John Tracy' stabled at the back of Preston station alongside First Engineering Plasser & Theurer Swithch & Crossing Tamper machine No. DR73915 “William Arrol�

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Northern Rail Class 156 No. 156498 heads south from Preston station with 11:23 service to Hazel Grove (despite the displayed destination) along with Northern Rail Class 142 No. 142044 operating the 10:44 service from Blackpool North to Colne and about to pass DRS Class 57s Nos. 57004 and 57008 held at red with 6K73 Sellafield to Crewe nuclear flask train on Saturday 12th March, 2011.

Northern Rail Class 156 No. 156498 standing in platform number 3 at Preston station with 11:23 service to Hazel Grove

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Northern Rail Class 142 No. 142056 departs from Preston station with the 10:20 service from Blackpool North to Manchester Victoria

Northern Rail Class 142 No. 142021 arriving at Preston station with the 09:50 service from Colne to Blackpool South

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Northern Rail Class 158 No. 158759 departs from Preston station with 10:29 service from Blackpool North to York, passing an unidentified Virgin Class 221 Voyager with the 09:20 service from Birmingham New Street to Glasgow Central on Saturday 12th March, 2011.

No. 55022 Royal Scots Grey departs from Preston with 1Z25 to Euston on 4th March 2011

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No. 92017 Bart the Engine passes Preston with the Tesco train on 4th March 2011

Class 57/3 No. 57313 is seen stabled at the North end of Preston

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Class 221 Super Voyager No. 221102 John Cabot is reflected in the mirrors of Preston station awaiting departure to Birmingham New Street on the 23rd February 2011

Picture taken during the leg stretch for about an hour at Preston on UK Railtours The Pennine Panorama Excursion Railtour on a very cold and foggy afternoon, Class 67 No. 67008 returning to collect the carriage stock after refuelling at Warrington on 22nd January 2011

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Three Class 142s and a 156 at Preston. The 142s on the right had worked the last service from Manchester Victoria - Blackburn and then ran ECS to Preston, while the '142' and '156' on on the left are work the 2323 Manchester Victoria - Blackpool. This was taken in the early hours of the 24th December

Class 221 No. 221112 'Ferdinand Magellan' calls at Preston on 10.52 Edinburgh-Birmingham New St on 19th October 2010

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Class 180 No. 180108 leaves Preston with a service for Blackpool North as classmate No. 180106 arrives to form a Preston - Hazel Grove service

Far from the designated area of work that it's livery implies Arriva Trains Wales - liveried Class 57/3 No. 57315 rests in the bay platform at Preston on December 29 2010 as it undertakes Thunderbird duty for any failed Pendelino or Voyager trainset on WCML services.

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An unexpected End of Year working saw the Pretendelino trainset working a WCML diagram on 30th December 2010 with hired-in Powerhaul-liveried Class 90 No. 90045 as motive power. The final leg of the diagram was the 18:46 Euston - Preston service then ecs to Wembley and the ensemble is seen at the platform shortly after arriving from Euston.

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The effects of a dull damp morning - plenty of steam drifting around. LMS Black 5 4-6-0 No. 44871 and LMS 'Jubilee' 5690 Leander (just visible through the steam) at Preston on 1Z44 Manchester Victoria Carlisle on 30th December 2010

Freightliner Class 66 No. 66621 pauses at Preston with departmental train

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The Virgin Mk 3 set with DVT No. 82126 on platform at Preston ready to run back to Wembley as 5A05 on 10th December 2010 after the final scheduled run of the 1P05 Fridays only relief service from Euston.

Below: DRS No. 66433 sits with the 4S45 Daventry to Coatbridge container train in the Down Goods loop at Preston on 10th December 2010. To the left a Pendolino is parked on the RES platform.

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The last scheduled run of the 1P05 London Euston to Preston Fridays only using a Class 90 and Virgin Mk 3 set took place on 10th December 2010 Below: Northern Rail Class 158 No. 158756 calls at Preston on 12.29 Blackpool North-York on 19th October 2010

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First Trans Pennine Express Class 185 No. 185123 departs from Preston station with 10:00 service from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh on Saturday 20th November, 2010

No. 92003 'Beethoven' is held at signals in platform 7 at Preston while working 4M63 the Mossend to Hams Hall Intermodal on 24th November 2010

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Unbranded blue Class 57/3 No. 57316 returns to Preston as 0P99 route learner from Carlisle to Preston via S&C on 24th November 2010.

DRS Class 66/4 No. 66419 passes through platform 6 at Preston with 4M44 Coatbridge to Daventry Intermodal on 24th November 2010

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Northern Rail Class 158 No. 158757 departing from Preston station with the 10:29 service from Blackpool North to York as Virgin Class 221 'Super Voyager' No. 221102 arrives with 09:20 service from Birmingham New Street to Glasgow

First Trans Pennine Express Class 185 No. 185113 waiting to depart from Preston station with 10:45 service from Blackpool North to Manchester Airport

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A1 No. 60163 Tornado runs into Preston on the 20th November 2010 after taking on water. It was hauling the Christmas Coronation tour

A1 Peppercorn Pacific No. 60163 'Tornado' departs Preston about 30 minutes late with the Christmas Coronation for London Euston

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Virgin Class 221 'Super Voyager' No. 221102 waiting departure time at Preston station while operating the 09:20 service from Birmingham New Street to Glasgow

Grey livered DB Schenker (with EWS branding) Class 92 No. 92012 ‘Thomas Hardy’ hauls DBS Class 67 No. 67020, DBS Class 90 No. 90039 and Class 67 No. 67023 pass southbound through Preston station on Saturday 20th November, 2010

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Northern Rail Class 156 No, No. 156454 arriving at Preston station with the 10:37 service from Blackpool North to Liverpool Lime Street

Yellow liveried Class 31/4 No. 31465 heads a test train into Preston while working from Carlisle to Derby on 12th November 201, with stock 999508, 6264 and Mk2 DBSO No. 9714 on rear

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Above: Freightliner Class 70 No. 70002 passes through Preston on 4S42 FFPS to Hunterston empty coal hoppers on 9th September 2010 Below: Usually the domain of a Class 92 electric locomotive, No. 66189 hauls a lightly loaded 4M63 Mossend to Hams Hall Intermodal

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Above: DRS Class 66/4 No. 66427 passes thro Preston with 4M44 Coatbridge to Daventry Intermodal on 8th September 2010 Below: No. 57313 'Tracy island' approaches to couple to Pendolino 390 015. They will form the 16:47 departure from Preston to Glasgow via. the Settle & Carlisle on 26th April 2008.

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DRS Class 66/4 No. 66413 passes north thro Preston with 4S44 Daventry to Coatbridge Intermodal on 4th September 2010 MPV's Nos. DR98912 and DR98962 blast the rails as they depart Preston station south on RHTT duties on the WCML south on 1st November 2010

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Class 66/4s Nos. 66415 and 66419 'top and tail' 3J06 Carlisle Kingmoor - Barrow in Furness ' Water Cannon' Class 180 Adelante No. 180103 departs Preston on a Blackpool North to Manchester Victoria service

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West Coast Class 37 loco No. 37685 with support coach 99304 working 5Z37 York to Carnforth LMS 'Royal Scot' 4-6-0 No. 46115 Scots Guardsman stands at Preston on 17th July 2010 while working the 'Cotton Mill Express' charter

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Above: GWR Castle Class No. 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe eases through Preston Station on 15th October 2010 with a Tyseley to Carnforth working in preparation for 'The Pride of Swindon' railtour.

Below: A1 Peppercorn Pacific No. 60163 'Tornado' departs from Preston station with its support coach, after handed over the 'Cumbrian Mountain Express' charter to Class 66/0 No. 66152

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No. 55022 powers accross Strand road crossing to tackle the 1 in 30 incline from Preston Docks back to the main line at Preston Station with the Ribble Lune Railtour on Sunday 10th October2010

Duchess of Sunderland at Preston Station on 24th July 2010

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First Transpennine Express Class 185 no. 185 122 stands at Preston forming the 0929 Manchester Airport to Windermere service on the 27th September 2010. The front unit is detached at Preston and forms a portion to Blackpool North.

Northern Rail Class 153 no. 153 317 stands at Preston forming the 1007 service to Ormskirk

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Virgin Trains Class 390 no. 390 005

Northern Rail Class 142 No. 142035 arriving at Preston station with the 10:44 service from Blackpool South to Colne, while alongside stands Class 150/2 No. 150277 with the 10:23 service to Hazel Grove

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Freightliner No. 66605 heads a trio of Class 66s awating the road in Preston station on Sunday 26th September 2010 Virgin Super Voyager Class 221 No. 221109 stands at Preston with the 08:43 service from London Euston to Edinburgh (via Birmingham New Street) service

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Virgin Super Voyager Class 221 No. 221114 arrives at Preston station with the 09:20 service from Birmingham New Street to Glasgow Central on 22nd September, 2010

Northern Rail Class 158 No. 158757 arriving at Preston station with the 10:29 service from Blackpool North to York

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Northern Rail Class 158 No. 158757 approaching Preston station with the 10:29 service from Blackpool North to York and passes Class 180 No. 180106 with a Blackpool bound service

Network Rail HST headed by No. 43062 passes through Preston on 22nd September 2010

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Virgin Trains Pendolino No. 390035 approaches Preston station with the 08:30 service from London Euston to Glasgow Central

Virgin Trains PendoliNo. 390053 heads in towards Preston with a London Euston - Glasgow Central service

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Virgin Super Voyager Class 221 No. 221112 Ferdinand Magellan awaiting departure from Preston station with the 08:52 service from Edinburgh to Birmingham New Street service

LMS 'Jubilee' Class 5XP 4-6-0 No. 5690 'Leander'

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On a very wet Saturday morning, well it is a Bank Holiday weekend, No. 90036 calls at Preston station on the 1S25 Euston to Inverness, Aberdeen and Fort William sleeper on 28th August 2010.

No. 90036 makes a welcome sight having just arrived at its destination on 2nd July 2010 with the Fridays only 1P05 Euston - Preston service

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The Serco crew change ends at Preston on the Network Rail test train in the evening of 0on 9th June 2010. It had arrived from Blackpol North and was heading back to Derby via Carnforth and Skipton.

Class 325 unit No. 325004 passes through Preston at the rear of the 1616 Shieldmuir to Warrington mail train on the 14th June 2010.

Units 325007 and 325001 lead the train.

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86607, 86610 and No. 86639 pass through Preston with the 4M74 Coatbridge to Crewe Basford Hall freightliner on the 14th June 2010

Class 185 unit no. 185 140 stands at Preston forming the 1808 service to Barrow-in-Furness

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No. 5972 ˜Olton Hall” ambles into Preston Station masquerading as ˜Hogwarts Castle”

No. 47270 and 57601 is photographed at Preston station platform 3 awaiting to depart on 5z33 PrestonCarnforth Empty Stock move

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Pendolino.390025 '101 Squadron' at Preston on September 25th 2008.

Alongside is Class 185 No 185141.

Virgin staff replenish the food supplies on 'Virgin Buccaneer'

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No. 185104 on a Manchester Edingurgh service changes drivers at Preston

No. 45407 & 45231 stabled at Preston overnight on 17th/18th October 2009 with the stock for 5Z29 0904 Preston - Manchester Victoria to Work 'The Tin Bath' tour later in the day. The stock was stabled at Preston due to engineering work on the WCML between Preston and Carnforth.

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No. 60163 Tornado leaves Preston with the Royal Train bound for Manchester Victoria to collect the Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall who had been visiting Manchester on 4th February 2010.

6201 PRINCESS ELIZABETH about to leave Preston with the Past Time Rail Special to Carlisle on Saturday 17th March 2007 Special Edition

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Class 60 No. 60091 climbs out of the Dock branch back onto level track at Preston station with the empty return working to Lindsey

Class 87 No. 87018 is pictured at Preston before working to Carlisle with HM The Queen in the cab, in connection with the completion of the WCML electrification on 7th May 1974.

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86037 and 86421 at Preston, 4 October 1985

Class 20s Nos. 20302 & 20312 with 66411 DIT northbound through Preston with 6C53 06.30 Crewe - Sellafield. 10.09.2008

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DRS Class 37/0 No. 37069 (with Class 37/6 No. 37609 on rear) heads north through Preston with 5Z14 0745 Derby RTC - Polmadie test working on 21st April 2008

67030 brought a special train into Preston on 17th July having arrived from Ormskirk, these and similar services were run for the Open Golf at Royal Birkdale, Southport. There was another EWS 67 on the rear.

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Class 185 DMU No. 185129 stands at Preston as it works First Trans Pennine Express' 13:00 Manchester Airport to Barrow-in-Furness service Arriva Trains liveried Class 57/3, 57315 is stabled in the bay at the north end of Preston station

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LMS Princess Royal Class 4-6-2 no 46201 Princess Elizabeth departs light engine from Preston on 31st May 2008, after hauling the 'Settle and Carlisle' rail excursion from Carlisle.

GBRf Class 66 '66707 Sir Sam Fray'

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67006 about to leave Preston with Royal Train ECS 67005 having just brought The Queen to Preston is now on the rear for the returning ECS.

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86205 City of Lancaster at Preston, 13 June 1993.

On the pleasant Autumn morning of 25th April 2008, 66019 trundles across Strand Road just before tackling the steep ascent to Preston Station with a Preston Docks - Lindsey Refinery bitumen train.

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WCR Class 37s Nos. 37706 & 37676 depart Preston with 5Z86 1325 Preston to Carnforth ECS from the previous days railtour.

DRS Class 37/4 NO. 37423 Spirit of the Lakes stands at Preston with three blue & grey-liveried Mk2 coaches while undergoing a driver training course

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With Stobart Class 66/4 Nos. 66411 and 66414 at Kingmoor for the open day, 11th July's Tesco Express was in the hands of 66416, seen here passing Preston.

The Chirk timber train Class 57/3 No. 57304 Gordon Tracy arrives at Preston on the 16th July 2009

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Class 86/6 No. 86637 and a classmate, leads the daily intermodal service to Crewe, seen passing Preston on 16th July 2009 Class 390, 390035 'City Of Lancaster' passes Black 5 , 45231 'The Sherwood Forester' on the Welsh Mountaineer tour at Preston Station on Wednesday 5th August 2009

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GWR Hall Class 4-6-0 No. 5972 Olton Hall (Hogwarts Castle) sits at Preston at 14:20 on 16 July 2009 while on the Carnforth to Southall WCRC stock move, for a London Paddington-Oxford charter.

Class 57/3 No.57305 'John Tracy' seen at Preston picking up A dead GBRf Class 66 '66707 Sir Sam Fray' plus 4 barrier/translator coaches

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A Blackpool North to Manchester Victoria train stands at Preston as holiday-makers alight for connections

Class 47/4 No. 47851 on the rear of it's train in Preston station On 14th April 2008 shortly before departure to Carnforth at 10.30. This was the empty stock from the WCRC "Canterbury Tales" tour from 12th April. Classmate No. 47804 was leading.

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47522 stands between duties in Dock Street Sidings Preston 11th June 1988

Class 31 No. 31465 in Regional Railways Livery pauses at Preston Station hauling an Inspection Saloon on 20th April 1993.

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Class 47/7s Nos. 47786 & 47785 depart Preston with 1Z66 0725 Preston - Glasgow 'Tour Of Hope' on 29th October 1997.

Class 108 railcar CH259 stands at Preston waiting to form the 1045 service to Barrow-in-Furness on the 23rd June 1989

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Class 37/4 No. 37427 approaching Fylde Junction, Preston with 1S54 0550 Bournmouth - Glasgow deputising for unavailable class 86 on 5th June 2002.

No. 37682 crossing Ribble Bridge with 6L62 Basford Hall - Salford Crescent ballast after running round it's train in the station. 9th September 2001.

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No. 37704 & 37695 drop down from Fylde Junction to Preston station with 6G04 Carlisle - Arpley loaded coal, 22.05.2002

Class 47/4 No. 47853 departs Preston with 1V50 0840 Glasgow - Penzance on 11th July 2002

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Above: Class 45, No. 45139, waits in a bay platform, with a single coach, at Preston station 1984 Below: A Colne-bound train stands at Preston formed of a Birmingham RCW Class 104 DMU, with DMS No. M53512 leading

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September 1984 Above: Class 32, No. 31320, light-engine at Preston Below: Class 47, No. 47201, passes through Preston

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One of the Class 370 Advanced Passenger trains (APT) passes through Preston in September 1984

Class 47, No. 47193 passes Preston with a train of oil tankers in September 1984

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Class 87 No. 87101 runs light through Preston.1976.

No. 31405 Mappa Mundi arrives at Preston on a Liverpool Lime Stret to Blackpool North working on 8th April 1992

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Class 31/1 No. 31233 on a Northbound test train lays over at Preston on 21st March 2011, before heading north.

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