Station Name: PRESTON (WEST LANCASHIRE) [Source:Tony Graham &
Paul Wright]
west_lancs_old1.jpg) Saturday, 22 September 1962 and ex-LNWR 'Super D' 0-8-0 No. 49451, at the head of 5 ex-LMS coaches, awaits departure with an RCTS-organised enthusiasts' excursion from the sidings adjacent to Preston [West Lancs Goods], the original Preston Fishergate Hill terminus of the West Lancashire Railway. The old station having closed in 1900, this is the first (and last) passenger train to use the station since the Preston Guild Week of 1902. The special is unable to depart from under the original canopy and platform area as there are no longer any adequate run-round facilities at that point. Having crossed the Ribble bridge, it will reverse at Penwortham Junction to traverse the short section towards Whitehouse South Junction, whence it will continue along former East Lancs Railway tracks through Todd Lane Junction, before turning right through Lostock Hall and onto LNW tracks-proper at Farington Curve Junction, in order to head north again towards another long-closed passenger terminus, that at Longridge. Photo by Andrew C Ovenall  Home
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