And in its early days, long before more popular modes of transport, our county had hundreds of stations dotted around the rural areas as well as the cities and towns,.
These pictures wrap up long lost and forgotten scenes of the railways, some which have been lost to the history books whilst others are still cruicial transport links.
They remember the days of steam where people often recall the smell of the smoke as the trains thundered by. Packed platforms and lost scenes of those stations which are long gone. Do you have memories of our railways here in Lancashire?
17. Historical Fleetwood
A busy scene outside the Fleetwood railway station on Queens terrace. this picture was loaned by Mrs Childe of Homestead Drive | National World
18. Forgotten Railway Scenes
The Fishergate Hill station of the West Lancashire Railway was situated at the bottom of the hill. These days you can still trace the route and see the stone pillars of the railway line over the river Ribble, but there is little indication that the station itself ever existed. From its opening in 1882, it was until 1900, when the West Lancashire Railway became part of Lancashire and Yorkshire, the passenger terminus for West Lancashire Railway. From then it stayed open mainly for goods traffic until early in 1965, although it was also used during the Preston Guild years as an overspill station for the extra visitors. It was demolished circa 1978 | National World
19. Forgotten Railway Scenes
If your journey from Preston was to the south east there was a railway station at Howick, which opened in June 1889, and following the takeover of the West Lancashire Railway by the Lancashire and Yorkshire railway it was, in December 1897, given the name Hutton and Howick. Gradually, the area around the station grew into New Longton and it became known as New Longton and Hutton station in October 1934 | National World
20. Forgotten Railway Scenes
The Longridge railway line opened in 1840 and was served by this railway station. Along the route to Longridge were many stations, terminating at this one. The Preston – Longridge line closed to passenger traffic in 1930 but a service to Whittingham continued until 1957. You can just about make out the steam train coming into the station | National World