Preston Branch (East Lancashire Railway)






Locations along the line

These locations are along the line.



Looking down the hill on the old Lancaster Canal Tramroad near Whitehouse Junction in December 2020. This was actually a slight realignment of the ...
Mark Bartlett 29/12/2020
A short section of the old Lancaster Canal tramroad affords access to several properties, in addition to its primary role as a footpath and cycleway. ...
Mark Bartlett 29/12/2020
The last of the East Lancashire lines into Preston finally closed in 1972 and very little railway infrastructure is visible on the embankments and ...
Mark Bartlett 05/12/2019
The Whitehouse Junctions North to West chord, from which this photo was taken on 5th December 2019, carried its last Preston to Southport trains in ...
Mark Bartlett 05/12/2019
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On the west side of the former East Lancashire line between Preston Junction see image 32975 and Preston station were sidings serving the Lostock ...
John McIntyre 21/02/2011
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A view along the trackbed of the former line from Lostock Hall Junction (behind the camera) towards Todd Lane Junction. Amongst the trees to the left ...
John McIntyre 15/01/2022
After closure in 1972 the old line at Todd Lane Junction has been largely handed over as public space and there is little evidence of the former ...
Mark Bartlett 29/12/2020
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The early afternoon Blackpool South to Colne service passes the CE sidings at Bamber Bridge on 14 March 2010 in the hands of 142051. The former direct ...
John McIntyre 14/03/2010
142028 on a Colne to Blackpool South service departs westwards from Bamber Bridge towards Lostock Hall on 23 May 2009. The train is approaching the ...
John McIntyre 23/05/2009
View west from the platform at Bamber Bridge station towards the former Bamber Bridge Junction on 18 March 2008 as 158 758 approaches on a Blackpool ...
John McIntyre 18/03/2008
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