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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.
A Rolls-Royce hydraulic Cravens set is seen stabled in the sidings beside Preston station on May 27th, 1961. Michael Mensing.
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.
A Derby Lightweight DMU stabled at Preston, date unknown. The closest vehicle appears to be M79673. Edgehillsignallman@Flickr.
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.
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.
A BRC&W DMU at Preston on 5 August 1967. The KDH Archive.
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.
A four-car BRC&W Calder Valley set seen in fading light at Preston in Spring 1968. David Faircloth.
A Derby Lightweight set passing a lot of impressive signaling at Preston, Spring 1968. David Faircloth.
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.
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 Both were withdrawn a few weeks later.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.
A Swindon-built Trans-Pennine DMU at Preston during the spring of 1968. David Faircloth.
A BRC&W 'Calder Valley' DMU led by E51819 at Long Preston on 28 June 1968. Stuart Mackay Collection.
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.
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.
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.
A two-car Class 108 DMU in the East Lancs platform at Preston circa 1970. Ormskirk is on the destination blind. Adrian Sutterby Collection.
Cravens Class 129 DMPV M55998 at Preston. Date unknown, this was probably when at was a Newton Heath vehicle which was January 1969 till October 1971, after which it moved to Chester. Another Cravens is on the left with a Colne service. Adrian Sutterby Collection.
A 2-car Derby unit arrives at Preston in May 1970. John points out the semaphore signals and lack of overhead wires. John McIntyre.
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