Preston Station Gallery

Archive photos (up to 1999)


Most viewed - Steven Brindley
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Class 304 EMU, 304 024, awaits departure from platform 2 with the return relief Saturday only working to Crewe. Note the unit is still in solid BR blue livery, has an operational but unused head code box & is still a 4 car set. 683 views
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That unique class 87, 87101 "Stephenson" stabled in the south bay platforms.665 views
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87030 "Black Douglas" slows to a stop at platform 4 with a southbound service.598 views
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A 2 car class 104 BRCW DMU awaits departure on platform 5 with a service to Barrow. 593 views
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24, number 5021, at Preston in blue livery but still wearing the old style BR logo, probably in 1974 or 75.592 views
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87024 "Lord of the Isles" & 87010 "King Arthur" use their combined 10,000hp to move a northbound freightliner through Preston. 564 views
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No less than four class 86's are stabled in the south bay platforms during the ASLEF strike in July 1982.558 views
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86256 "Pebble Mill" has arrived in Preston & is waiting to be uncoupled from a parcel train for Manchester, the train will be forwarded by diesel traction.476 views
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85037 & 85016 work in tandem with a northbound freight, also note the class 47 leaving the Preston dock branch with empty bitumen tanks. 455 views
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40168 stands light engine at the north end of platform 7. 40168 was withdrawn just 3 months later with power unit damage & was scrapped in July 1986.437 views
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One of the original pilot scheme class 40's, 40008, still working a passenger service on 14th August 1982. However she was withdrawn just 3 months after this photograph was taken.431 views
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25298 attempts to move failed 25276 which seemed to have brake problems !! 429 views
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