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Preston railway station

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Preston railway station in Preston, Lancashire, England, is a major station on the West Coast Main Line, roughly half-way between London Euston and Glasgow Central (206 miles from London Euston, 194 miles from Glasgow Central). [1]

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Aberdeen railway station

Aberdeen railway station is the only railway station in Aberdeen, Scotland.

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Avenham

Avenham and Frenchwood are the central communities which make up the Town Centre ward of Preston City Council, in Lancashire, England.

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Avenham Park

Avenham Park is a public park in Avenham, close to the centre of Preston in Lancashire in the northwest of England, and managed by Preston City Council.

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Barrow-in-Furness railway station

Barrow-in-Furness railway station is the largest railway station serving Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria, England.

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Bay platform

In the United Kingdom and in Australia, a bay platform is a dead-end railway platform at a railway station that has through lines.

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Birmingham

Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England, with an estimated population of 1,101,360, making it the second most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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Birmingham New Street railway station

Birmingham New Street is the largest and busiest of the three main railway stations in the Birmingham City Centre, England.

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Blackburn

Blackburn is a town in Lancashire, England.

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Blackburn railway station

Blackburn railway station is a railway station that serves the town of Blackburn in Lancashire, England.

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Blackpool

Blackpool is a seaside resort on the Lancashire coast in North West England.

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Blackpool branch lines

The Blackpool branch lines run from Preston to Blackpool.

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Blackpool North railway station

Blackpool North railway station is the main station serving the seaside resort of Blackpool in Lancashire, England.

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Blackpool South railway station

Blackpool South railway station serves the suburban south of the popular seaside resort of Blackpool, Lancashire, England.

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Blackpool–Liverpool line

The Blackpool–Liverpool line is a railway line in England which links Blackpool on the Lancashire coast to Liverpool in Merseyside.

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British Rail Class 104

The British Rail Class 104 diesel multiple units were built by Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company from 1957 to 1959.

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British Rail Class 158

The British Rail Class 158 Express Sprinter is a diesel multiple-unit (or DMU), built specifically for British Rail between 1989 and 1992 by British Rail Engineering Limited (BREL) at its Derby Litchurch Lane Works.

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British Rail Class 47

The British Rail Class 47 is a class of British railway diesel-electric locomotive that was developed in the 1960s by Brush Traction.

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Buffer stop

A buffer stop, bumper, bumping post, bumper block or stopblock (US), is a device to prevent railway vehicles from going past the end of a physical section of track.

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Calder Valley line

The Calder Valley line (also previously known as the Caldervale line) is a railway route in Northern England between the cities of Leeds and Manchester as well as the seaside resort of Blackpool.

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Caledonian Sleeper

Caledonian Sleeper is the collective name for overnight sleeper train services between London and Scotland, in the United Kingdom.

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Carlisle railway station

Carlisle railway station, also known as Carlisle Citadel station, is a Grade II* listed railway station serving the city of Carlisle, Cumbria, England, and is a major station on the West Coast Main Line, lying south east of, and north north west of.

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City of Preston, Lancashire

The City of Preston is a city and non-metropolitan district in Lancashire, England.

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Colne railway station

Colne railway station serves the Lancashire mill town of Colne, England, which is situated close to Pendle Hill.

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Concourse

A concourse is a place where pathways or roads meet, such as in a hotel, a convention center, a railway station, an airport terminal, a hall, or other space.

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Crewe railway station

Crewe railway station is a railway station in Crewe, Cheshire, England.

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Croston railway station

Croston railway station serves the small village of Croston, near Chorley in Lancashire, England; the station is on the Ormskirk Branch Line south west of.

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Deepdale railway station

Deepdale railway station (also known as Deepdale Bridge station) was on the Longridge Branch Line in Preston, Lancashire, England.

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Diesel locomotive

A diesel locomotive is a type of railway locomotive in which the prime mover is a diesel engine.

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Diesel multiple unit

A diesel multiple unit or DMU is a multiple-unit train powered by on-board diesel engines.

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Dot matrix

A dot matrix is a 2-dimensional patterned array, used to represent characters, symbols and images.

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East Lancashire line

The East Lancashire line is a railway line in the Lancashire region of England, which runs between Preston and Colne, through Blackburn, Accrington and Burnley (Central) and (Barracks).

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East Lancashire Railway (1844–1859)

The East Lancashire Railway operated from 1844 to 1859 in the historic county of Lancashire, England.

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Edinburgh Waverley railway station

Edinburgh Waverley railway station (also known simply as Waverley) is the principal station serving Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland.

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Elizabeth II

Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms.

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Euston railway station

Euston railway station (also known as London Euston) is a central London railway terminus on Euston Road in the London Borough of Camden, managed by Network Rail.

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Farington railway station

Farington railway station served Farington, south of Preston in Lancashire, England.

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Fishergate Shopping Centre

Fishergate Shopping Centre is a shopping centre in the city of Preston in Lancashire, England.

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Fleetwood

Fleetwood is a town and civil parish within the Wyre district of Lancashire, England, lying at the northwest corner of the Fylde.

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Footbridge

A footbridge (also called a pedestrian bridge, pedestrian overpass, or pedestrian overcrossing) is a bridge designed for pedestrians and in some cases cyclists, animal traffic, and horse riders, instead of vehicular traffic.

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Fort William railway station

Fort William railway station is a railway station serving the town of Fort William in the Highland region of Scotland.

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Glasgow

Glasgow (Glesga; Glaschu) is the largest city in Scotland, and third most populous in the United Kingdom.

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Glasgow Central station

Glasgow Central (Glaschu Mheadhain, Glesga Central) (also known simply as Central) is the major mainline rail terminus in Glasgow, Scotland.

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Great North Western Railway

Great North Western Railway (GNWR) is a future open-access train operating company in the United Kingdom, owned by Arriva UK Trains subsidiary Alliance Rail Holdings.

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Inverness railway station

Inverness railway station is the railway station serving the Scottish city of Inverness.

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Island platform

An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange.

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Kirkham and Wesham railway station

Kirkham and Wesham railway station serves the Lancashire towns of Kirkham and Wesham, in England.

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Lancashire

Lancashire (abbreviated Lancs.) is a county in north west England.

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Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway

The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR) was a major British railway company before the 1923 Grouping.

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Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway

The Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway was an early British railway company, in Lancashire, England.

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Lancaster Canal

The Lancaster Canal is a canal in North West England, originally planned to run from Westhoughton in Lancashire to Kendal in south Cumbria (historically in Westmorland).

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Lancaster Canal Tramroad

The Lancaster Canal Tramroad, also known as the Walton Summit Tramway or the Old Tram Road, was a plateway, completed in 1803, to link the north and south ends of the Lancaster Canal across the Ribble valley (Barritt, 2000), pending completion of the canal.

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Lancaster railway station

Lancaster railway station (formerly known as Lancaster Castle railway station) is a railway station that serves the city of Lancaster in Lancashire, England.

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Lea Road railway station

Lea Road railway station was on the Preston and Wyre Joint Railway in the parish of Lea and Cottam in Preston, Lancashire, England.

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Listed buildings in Preston, Lancashire

Preston is a city in Lancashire, England, that contains about 340 listed buildings.

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Liverpool

Liverpool is a city in North West England, with an estimated population of 491,500 in 2017.

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Liverpool Lime Street railway station

Liverpool Lime Street is a terminus railway station, and the main station serving the city centre of Liverpool.

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Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway

The Liverpool, Ormskirk & Preston Railway in north-west England was formed in 1846.

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London and North Western Railway

The London and North Western Railway (LNWR, L&NWR) was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922.

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London King's Cross railway station

King's Cross railway station, also known as London King's Cross, is a Central London railway terminus on the northern edge of the city.

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Lostock Hall railway station

Lostock Hall railway station is south of Preston station, England.

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Manchester

Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England, with a population of 530,300.

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Manchester Airport station

Manchester Airport station is a railway and tram station at Manchester Airport, England which opened at the same time as the second air terminal in 1993.

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Manchester Piccadilly station

Manchester Piccadilly is the principal railway station in Manchester, England.

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Manchester Victoria station

Manchester Victoria station in Manchester, England is a combined mainline railway station and Metrolink tram stop.

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Manchester–Preston line

The Manchester–Preston line runs from the city of Manchester to Preston, Lancashire.

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Merseyrail

Merseyrail is both a train operating company (TOC) and a commuter rail network in and around Liverpool City Region, England.

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Miller Park, Preston

Miller Park is a public park under the management of Preston City Council.

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Newsagent's shop

A newsagent's shop or simply newsagent's (British English), newsagency (Australian English) or newsstand (American and Canadian English) is a business that sells newspapers, magazines, cigarettes, snacks and often items of local interest.

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North Union Railway

The North Union Railway was an early British railway company, operating in Lancashire and formed in 1834 by an Act of Parliament which authorised its founding as the first-ever railway amalgamation.

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Northern (train operating company)

Northern, the trading name of Arriva Rail North, is a train operating company in Northern England.

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Northern line (Merseyrail)

The Northern line is one of the two commuter rail lines operated by Merseyrail in Merseyside, England, with Wirral line being the other.

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Ormskirk branch line

The Ormskirk branch line is a railway line in Lancashire, England, running between Preston and Ormskirk.

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Ormskirk railway station

Ormskirk railway station in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, is an interchange between Merseyrail services from Liverpool Central and Northern services from Preston on the Ormskirk branch line, northeast of Liverpool.

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Overhead line

An overhead line or overhead wire is used to transmit electrical energy to trams, trolleybuses or trains.

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Park Hotel, Preston

The Park Hotel was a railway-owned hotel at East Cliff, Preston, Lancashire, England, now used as offices.

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Parking lot

A parking lot (American English) or car park (British English), also known as a car lot, is a cleared area that is intended for parking vehicles.

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Penny

A penny is a coin (. pennies) or a unit of currency (pl. pence) in various countries.

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Penwortham Cop Lane railway station

Penwortham Cop Lane was a railway station on the West Lancashire Railway in England.

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Poulton-le-Fylde railway station

Poulton-le-Fylde railway station serves the town of Poulton-le-Fylde in Lancashire, England.

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Preston and Longridge Railway

The Preston and Longridge Railway (P&LR) was a branch line in Lancashire, England.

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Preston and Wyre Joint Railway

The Preston and Wyre Joint Railway (PWJR) – in full, the Preston & Wyre Railway and Dock Company – was the result of a merger in 1839 between the Preston & Wyre Railway and Harbour Company, formed in 1835 and the Preston & Wyre Dock Company, formed in 1837.

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Preston Fishergate Hill railway station

Preston Fishergate Hill was a railway station at the bottom of Fishergate Hill in Preston.

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Preston Passion

The Preston Passion was a live performance televised by BBC One on 6 April 2012 from Preston, Lancashire, England, retelling the Gospel accounts of the Crucifixion of Jesus through a filter of local history.

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Preston, Lancashire

Preston is the administrative centre of Lancashire, England, on the north bank of the River Ribble.

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Restaurant

A restaurant, or an eatery, is a business which prepares and serves food and drinks to customers in exchange for money.

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Ribble Steam Railway

The Ribble Steam Railway is a standard gauge preserved railway in Lancashire, in the United Kingdom.

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River Ribble

The River Ribble runs through North Yorkshire and Lancashire in Northern England.

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Salwick railway station

Salwick railway station is situated on the -to-Blackpool railway line in England, west of Preston, and is managed by Northern.

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Shilling

The shilling is a unit of currency formerly used in Austria, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, United States, and other British Commonwealth countries.

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Signal passed at danger

A signal passed at danger (SPAD) in railway terminology of many countries, including Australia and the UK (where it is also known as either a SPAD or SPAR), occurs when a train passes a stop signal without authority to do so.

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Southport Central railway station

Southport Central was a railway station in Southport, Lancashire, England.

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Stanchion

A stanchion is a sturdy upright fixture that provides support for some other object.

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Subway (underpass)

In the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, Hong Kong and Commonwealth countries such as India, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand, a subway is normally an underpass for pedestrians and/or cyclists beneath a road or railway, allowing them to reach the other side in safety.

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Train station

A train station, railway station, railroad station, or depot (see below) is a railway facility or area where trains regularly stop to load or unload passengers or freight.

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TransPennine Express

TransPennine Express (legally known as First TransPennine Express Limited) First TransPennine Express Limited is a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup operating the TransPennine Express franchise.

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U-turn

A U-turn in driving refers to performing a 180° rotation to reverse the direction of travel.

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United Kingdom railway station categories

The 2,520 railway stations on the National Rail network in Great Britain are classified into six categories (two of which are each divided into two subcategories) by the Department for Transport.

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Virgin Trains

Virgin Trains (legal name West Coast Trains Limited) is a train operating company in the United Kingdom owned by Virgin Rail Group that has operated the InterCity West Coast franchise since 9 March 1997.

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West Coast Main Line

The West Coast Main Line (WCML) is one of the most important railway corridors in the United Kingdom, connecting the major cities of London, Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, and Glasgow.

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West Lancashire Railway

The West Lancashire Railway (WLR) ran northeast from Southport to Preston in northwest England.

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Wigan

Wigan is a town in Greater Manchester, England, on the River Douglas, south-west of Bolton, north of Warrington and west-northwest of Manchester.

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Wigan North Western railway station

Wigan North Western railway station is one of two railway stations serving the town centre of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England.

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Windermere branch line

The Windermere branch line, also called the Lakes line is the railway line from Oxenholme to Kendal and Windermere in North West England.

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Windermere railway station

Windermere railway station is the railway station that serves Windermere in Cumbria, England.

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York railway station

York railway station is on the East Coast Main Line in the United Kingdom, serving the city of York, North Yorkshire.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preston_railway_station

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