There is much to note in this mid-60s view of the south-east corner of Preston Station. 45402 passes under The Park Hotel footbridge with a parcels working.  On the right, some coaching stock is in the carriage sidings which occupied some of the land between the East Lancs and LNWR lines. Just to the left of the steam locomotive, the "new order" in the shape of a Brush/Sulzer type 4 (class 47) lurks in waiting as the end of steam draws near.

Photo by Stan Withers 

This slightly wider view of the south end of the station shows the ipressive signal gantry which straddled the exits of the main platforms. Hard at work is Preston's long-time resident "Jinty" 47293 performing typical pilot duties.

Photo by Stan Withers 

Much has changed at the south end of the station. The building behind the locomotive and the foot-bridge to the Park hotel (left edge of the photo), pictured here, have now gone. The signal gantries and bench are also missing from the modern scene. 

Stanier class 5 4-6-0 no 44827 exits platform 4 on 22nd September 1967.
(c) Stan Withers

25230 approaches the station from the south with a rake of typically grubby MK1s

Photo by Neil Dimmer (1984)

A Class 86 AC electric and a class 108 DMU on the approaches to Preston from the South.

Photo by Alan Robinson

June 1978 - a class 47 in typically grimy BR corporate blue heads into the station with a rake of MK1 coaches.

Photo by Alan Robinson

47360 with the Park Hotel in the background. This loco's steam namesake (numbersake?), Jinty 47360 was for some time the station pilot at Preston.

Photo by Trevor Machell