Rails Around Preston

The North Union (NU) railway reached Preston in October 1838, with seventy stations within a 15-mile radius by the turn of the nineteenth century. Mike Rhodes has recorded the railway scene in the locality for over sixty-five years, with nearby Lostock Hall MPD being the last functioning steam shed on BR.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 96 pages
Publication date: 15 March 2025
Publisher: Amberley Publishing

The North Union (NU) was the first railway to reach Preston, with a line from Wigan in October 1838. By the turn of the nineteenth century, there were some seventy stations within a 15-mile radius of Preston, with approximately half of these still in use in 2022. The variety of motive power to be seen at Preston over the years would rival any station in the entire UK railway network. Mike Rhodes has recorded the railway scene in the locality for over sixty-five years and has been active with a camera since just before the curtain came down on BR steam in 1968, with nearby Lostock Hall MPD being the last functioning steam shed on BR. Here he explores the rails around Preston through fascinating images and informative captions.

Weight: 310g
Dimension: 233 x 165 x 10 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781398118690