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As somebody who does the daily commute between Preston and Manchester it's hard to fault Northern. Yes, they have old trains, but the refreshes are certainly helping to spruce things up. But I find them far more responsive to customer demand. I'm very impressed by the capacity improvements that...

All bus services do connect or terminate at the bus station. Passengers simply choose not to use it. The only services which don't use it are the Park and Ride and the night buses (because it is closed).

I'm not sure if they could just move out, but Rotala (Preston Bus) have stated they support the demolition and creation of a new facility. And they have just refurbished their office at the bus station so they must have good reasons!

I've just been driving home through Farrington (near Preston) and I noticed that the Ormskirk line has had very tall and very bright floodlighting placed along the line. The lights are roughly every 20 metres. It was very odd to see the line lit up in this manner, especially given that it...

Aside from architecture critics and a few bitchy ex-pats, I've seldom heard anyone give a second thought about Preston Bus Station, let alone compliment it as being an icon of Preston. Occasionally I've picked up people from outside town from the bus station, or heard opinions from people who...

Can't remember exactly... round about 5 years. I was on the bus station car park today. I went to park at around 2pm and managed to get parked on the very first level.

Correct. Like the bus services, people prefer to use car parking facilities in other parts of the city centre, or in terms of the buses, the park and ride. As has been said in the article PR1 posted, the car park is only used to a fraction of its capacity. A large portion of those are staff...

With regards to Birmingham, if Curzon Street station reopens for HS2, there would be plenty of space around for an added bus station interchange. Good access to the rest of the city centre too.

As Karl said, it was once a Morrisons store up until the early 90's. It then became a Brewsters (discount variety chain) for quite a few years, and then finally, a short lived Poundland. It's been empty since that closed a few years ago. That retail unit, along with the majority of the...

Erm... Now then... Funnily enough I'm not a member of a council, and I don't simply channel their views. I do believe the bus station is in the wrong place, and demolishing the existing one to replace it with another in the same place would be a wasted opportunity IMO... not the tragedy...

As a Prestonian, I approve of the demolition of the bus station, assuming that there is a decent replacement solution. When Tithebarn was proposed, I was wholeheartedly in favour of getting it demolished ASAP, along with all the other excuses for buildings in that part of Preston. Now Tithebarn...

I'm travelling from Preston to Euston on the 1417. On the NRE website it says that tickets are being accepted on 'reasonable' TPE and EC routes. Without being entirely sure what that means, would I be okay going TPE to Leeds and then EC to London?

I kind of see where the original poster in this thread is coming from. When I first went to Colne, I was expecting something at least decent. My reaction upon getting off the train was 'Oh..................'.

I live about a mile and a half from the WCML just south of Preston. I can't see the line, and generally I can't hear it. Only at night when there is no road traffic, I can hear the rumble and horns of passing freight trains. I can also see the Ribble Branch from my bedroom on the other side of...

A used nappy on a Class 142 on a Colne-Blackpool South service 2 years ago... luckily I was only travelling from Bamber Bridge to Preston.

With regards to the automated announcements, they have also installed these at Bamber Bridge, which although is not strictly the South Fylde line, it does form part of the same route. Occasionally they did announce delays and such, but never train approaching or other random messages, probably...

Thanks for the responses! :)

Hello all, just a quick couple of questions about something that has puzzled me for a while. The Farington curve which spurs off the WCML just south of Lostock Hall onto the East Lancs line, pictured below: 1. Is there any reason why it is electrified? 2. Is it regularly used? Thanks :)

Rubbish. I've been a regular browser on this forum for some time, and since this topic is related to my home town I felt the need to make a contribution. I also, like yourself, am a poster at SSC and have been so for many years. I don't see any possible advantage to one user creating multiple...

I fail to see how this is relevant. Fishergate at the moment is an absolute mess. There has been hope of a major change for over 2 decades now. Whatever happens, there is going to be disruption. A tram is an ideal way of providing pedestrianisation while maintaining a strong level of public...