And so, why not take a trip down memory lane to see what Preston's myriad streets did in fact look and feel like back in the late 1960s. Here are our best retro pics of what life out and about looked like back in those days...
25. Preston Dock April 23 1968 Bagnall built Steam loco 'Enterprise' seen hauling Geest banana wagons past the timber sheds en route to the dispatch sidings along side Strand Road. Picture courtesy of Preston Digital Archive
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26. PB488 (B). Locos nos. 48423 and 48247 at Kirkham 7 March 1968 - Peter Fitton2 From John Matthews' Preston to Blackpool railway book
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27. 4498 [60007] SIR NIGEL GRESLEY I think this was early in 1968, approaching Preston from the south on a special. Sir Nigel was out shopped from Crewe works in early 1968 following a heavy overhall using parts from her unfortunate sister, 60026 MILES BEEVOR and then run-in on revenue-earning nighttime parcels trains.
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