Date: 25/08/2008

This could be the answer to Preston's congestion nightmare. City leaders are in talks about bringing a light rail network to Preston which would see three lines running from the city centre to outlying areas. [from Mark Bartlett]

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Voyagers 221104 and 221101 head south from Preston, approaching Skew Bridge, with an Edinburgh to Euston service on 5th December 2019. 221104 is still in the Virgin silver colours but 221101 was reliveried like the Pendolinos over a white base coat in 2017 and has been debranded ahead of the franchise change. This image taken from the Preston to Southport trackbed near the point where it passes under the WCML.
Location: Preston
Company: North Union Railway
05/12/2019 Mark Bartlett

The first of TPE^s new Class 397 sets to enter public service, departs from Preston on the 1S38 0810 hrs service from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh. This should have been the second unit in service but the earlier 1S30 to Glasgow was cancelled. However all was again not well between Preston and the border for the second time this week with OLE problems on the Down Line in the Upperby area. The result was that this service was delayed over 60 minutes and several other services were cancelled or similarly disrupted, although nothing as bad as earlier in the week.
Location: Preston
Company: North Union Railway
30/11/2019 John McIntyre

Inside one of the new Class 397 EMUs on the first day in passenger service being operated between Scotland and the North West of England. Looking from the vestibule area into the seating area, while the general feel of the seated area was very pleasant, it was noted that the aisle was quite narrow and it is definitely a case of BYOC (Bring Your Own Cushion) if you don^t have in-built padding of your own!
Location: Preston
Company: North Union Railway
30/11/2019 John McIntyre