| Just south of Preston are two junctions - Farrington North Junction and Farrington Junction. Both junctions lead to Lostock Hall, one from the north and one from the south. Farrington North Junction is also where line to Liverpool branches - and where the majority of photos in this section are taken |
May 30th, 1968: Class 50s D415 and D416 at Farrington Junction. See notes |
May 30th, 1968: Farrington Junction with Black 5 45342 heading south. Another Black 5 is just behind the engine. The coaling tower of 10D Lostock Hall is visible in right background |
May 30th, 1968: Two months before the end of steam - Black 5 45212 (10A) heads north up the wcml at Farrington Junction. One of the lucky few to survive into preservation |
May 30th, 1968: Black 5 45017 heads north with coal wagons at Farington South Junction |
April 26, 1968 - 1: Carnforth Black 5 45025 heads south out of Preston |
April 26, 1968 - 2: Standard 9F 2-10-0 92054 of 8C comes off the Lostock Hall branch at Farrington North Jnc. |
April 26, 1968 - 3: Rose Grove Black 5 44690 runs tender first with a coal train towards Preston at Farrington North Junction. The junction layout is clearly visible with the Liverpool line bearing right and the Lostock Hall line immediately branching again to the left |
April 26, 1968 - 4: Stanier Black 5 45025 approaches Preston passing Farrington North Junction with a parcels train. It had been seen earlier in the day with a south-bound parcels train. |
April 10th, 1968: Brush Type 4 D1622 comes off the Liverpool line at Farrington North Junction, Preston. SEE NOTE |
June 11th, 1967 - Farrington Junction looking south with Britannia 70039 Sir Christopher Wren heading north into Preston with a parcels train. Of 48 locos seen that day 27 were steam |
June 11th, 1967 - Two Ivatts, 43041 and 43029 (light) pass each other at Farrington Junction |
June 11th, 1967 - Britannia 70049 Solway Firth steams south out of Preston on the main line with a freight as Black 5 44831 (8F) run light engine in the same direction at Farrington North Junction |
June 11th, 1967 - Ivatt Pig 43019 runs light engine back to Lostock Hall at Farrington North Junction at 3pm. This was the last time I ever saw this engine though it survived to May 1968 |
June 11th, 1967 - 9F 92051 (12A) with a freight heading towards Wigan at Farrington Junction, Preston |
June 11th, 1967 - Busy Preston: Black 5 45092 of Carnforth heads south with a parcels train on June 11th, 1967. 8F 48646 (10D) had just passed on a freight heading north while EE Type 4 D306 was at the head of the passenger train heading south |
June 11th 1967: Britannia 70031 Byron is on the fast lines heading south with a parcels train at Farrington North Junction, Preston |
May 30, 1967: Many steam locos were seen this day but the only passenger train with steam was this one - Class 5 44857 of Holbeck, with a Blackpool extra from Leeds. It had just passed 44725 on a parcels train. Just visible on the right-hand main line is Class 40 D222 |
May 30, 1967: Britannia Pacific 70027 Rising Star heads north with a parcels train. The layout of Farrington North Junction can be clearly seen here |
May 30, 1967: Ivatt Mogul 2-6-0 43033 runs tender first back up the line to Lostock Hall |
May 30, 1967: Storming out of Preston is Britannia 70039 Sir Christopher Wren, heading south on the slow lines |
May 30th, 1967: Carlisle Britannia Pacific 70024 Vulcan steams south with a fitted freight near Preston |
Farrington Junction, Preston, May 30th, 1967: 8F 48618 runs light with brake van towards Preston from its home deport, 10D Lostock Hall |
May 30, 1967 - Black 5 45092 heads a parcels train south out of Preston |
April 27, 1967 - Farrington North Junction, just south of Preston, with Britannia 70016 Aerial heading north |
