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27th May 1961
A Rolls-Royce powered Cravens DMU at seen in Preston station on May 27th, 1961. The second set appears to be a Derby Lightweight. Michael Mensing.
27th May 1961
A Rolls-Royce hydraulic Cravens set is seen stabled in the sidings beside Preston station on May 27th, 1961. Michael Mensing.
Unknown Date
A Birmingham RC&W DMU taken on one of our Saturday journeys to Preston about 1966/67. Interesting that the destination is displayed as Manchester Mayfield which closed in 1960. Edgehillsignallman@Flickr.
Unknown Date
A Derby Lightweight DMU stabled at Preston, date unknown. The closest vehicle appears to be M79673. Edgehillsignallman@Flickr.
Unknown Date
A Met-Camm power-twin at the south end of Preston station seen from the now removed East Lancashire platforms, date unknown. The DMBS is E51428 - allocated to Hammerton Street - its partner is probably E51498. Stuart Mackay Collection.
6th September 1964
An image of a special for the last day of the Preston - Southport line (West Lancashire Railway) on Sunday 6 September 1964, but worthy of adding here for the three Cravens DMUs on the left. Harvey Scowcroft / Nigel Valentine Collection.
May 1966
A BUT powered Cravens twin with what seems to be a (Blue Square) Derby Lightweight on the rear is seen arriving at Preston in May 1966. David Russon.
Unknown Date
A four-car DMU approaching Long Preston travelling towards Leeds. The power cars are Met-Camms, the closest with original lining has BUT 150hp engines, the rear car in revised lining appears to be a Rolls-Royce powered car. The centre cars are BRC&Ws, one in blue and one in green. Stuart Mackay Collection.
5th August 1967
A BRC&W DMU at Preston on 5 August 1967. The KDH Archive.
1968
A four-car BRC&W Calder Valley set seen in fading light at Preston in Spring 1968. David Faircloth.
1968
A Derby Lightweight set passing a lot of impressive signaling at Preston, Spring 1968. David Faircloth.
24th February 1968
A BRC&W three-car DMU at Preston (seen from Pitt Street, the wall still shows on Google street view) on 24 February 1968. George Woods.
spring 1968
A Swindon built 'Trans Pennine' DMU approaches Preston with a Blackpool bound train; spring 1968. On the nearest vehicle the vehicle number is just behind the BR double-arrow symbol - usually, it would be on the right when looking at the vehicle side on. David Faircloth.
6th March 1968
A Derby Lightweight DMU formed of M79606 and M79013 in Preston station with the 12:41 to Barrow-in-Furness on 6 March 1968. Both were withdrawn a few weeks later. Robert Thomas.
circa April 1968
A Swindon-built Trans-Pennine DMU at Preston during the spring of 1968. David Faircloth.
28th June 1968
A BRC&W 'Calder Valley' DMU led by E51819 at Long Preston on 28 June 1968. Stuart Mackay Collection.
10th March 1969
A Gloucester twin formed of 50345 (with yellow cab doors) and 56302 arrives into Prestonpans station on 10 May 1969. Bound for Edinburgh Waverley, presumably on a service from North Berwick, the driver has a couple of young guests in the cab with him. Stuart Mackay Collection.
10th May 1969
The negative sleeve recorded this as 56310 + 51110 on the 2.35pm Waverley to North Berwick service departing Prestopans on 10 May 1969. However 56310 had been transferred from Scotland to South Gosforth a couple of years earlier so that part is likely wrong. 51110 was a Leith Central vehicle. Stuart Mackay Collection.
10th May 1969
A Darlington allocated four-car Met-Camm arrives into Prestonpans station on 10 May 1969. The cars are recorded as E50193 + 59068 + 59075 + 50263, the first is still in green but the others are in Rail Blue. A Gloucester twin can be seen departing in the distance. Stuart Mackay Collection.
circa 1970
A two-car Class 108 DMU in the East Lancs platform at Preston circa 1970. Ormskirk is on the destination blind. Adrian Sutterby Collection.
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