Date: 19/01/2012

More than 2,000 passengers a week are passing through the doors of one of Lancashire’s newest train stations. The long-awaited Buckshaw Parkway railway station opened in October. And officials say 335 people are boarding at the £6.8m station every day. Gemma Colley, public relations manager for Northern Rail, said a ticket vending machine had been added. She said: “We are delighted with the success of Buckshaw Parkway station, which has exceeded our expectations in passenger footfall and ticket sales.” [From Mark Bartlett]

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Progress at the new Buckshaw Parkway station on 25 July 2011. The footbridge and lift towers are now in place and some of the concrete platform slabs have been laid. The FTPE service passing the site will split at Preston with the leading class 185 going on to Edinburgh and the rear unit to Barrow-in-Furness. [See image 33909]
Location: Buckshaw Parkway
Company: Bolton and Preston Railway
25/07/2011 John McIntyre

The first train to call at the new Buckshaw Parkway station was 150269 on the 0619 Blackpool North to Manchester Victoria on 3 October 2011. With representatives of Network Rail, the train operator Northern, local radio and a group of photographers, passengers boarding were outnumbered - but at 0658 in the morning and with a little uncertainty over the opening of the station it was hardly surprising. (The balance was restored for the following service.) [See news item]
Location: Buckshaw Parkway
Company: Bolton and Preston Railway
03/10/2011 John McIntyre

A Pendolino being dragged south on 28 September 2008 past the site of the former Royal Ordnance Factory at Euxton, Lancs (also known as ROF Chorley). The large factory stood to the left of the tracks with office and administrative facilities to the right. The location boasted its own station, opened in 1938 as Chorley ROF Platform and renamed Chorley Halt by 1942. The station was closed by 1963 and subsequently demolished after the majority of the site had been redeveloped for housing and commercial use. Island platform remains can be seen to the right of the tracks on the weed covered mound.
Location: Chorley Halt
Company: Bolton and Preston Railway
28/09/2008 John Mcintyre