Trampower Latest

Trampower Ltd, the company behind the proposed Guild Line utilising part of the old Deepdale / Longridge branch, have issued the following :

Transport Minister Jesse Norman MP issues invitation to Trampower to provide evidence about tramway costs and effectiveness. Trampower is also proud to be part of the Preston GUILD Line roject, that was one of two schemes cited by the Minister (p.12 para 3.7) as examples of sustainable ways forward. The Preston GUILD Line (www.Prestontrampower.co.uk) will be 4 miles long and carry initially about 2million passengers a year. “The £25million investment will create about 40 skilled and well paid jobs to operate and maintain the tramway” said Prof. Lewis Lesley Chairman of the Preston Tram Team. “We expect that the 6 trams needed will be built in Lancashire using local companies and suppliers, and start a production line needed to supply other new tramways in Britain and possibly abroad” continued the Prof.

Lostock Hall MPD Website

As hinted a few weeks ago, in memory of it's creator, the late Alan Castle, the Lostock Hall MPD website is now back on-line!

It now forms part of the Preston Station website, so has a different address to the one it previously had.

www.prestonstation.org.uk/10D/

Enjoy!

Station Tours...

As part of the nation-wide English Heritage Open Days programme, there will be a series of guided tours of Preston Station. These tours are now in their third year and not normally open to the general public. This year, there will be four tour-guides; two current railwaymen and one former employee at the station from the 1960s, are joined by a local poet to add some extra colour to proceedings.
Tours are on Sat/Sun 8th & 9th September, beginning @ 11.00, 13:00 & 15:00 hrs on both days. Meet Station Frontage.
More information at : wilf.riley@gmx.com

Lostock Hall Reunion - LEP Article

The recent Lostock Hall reunion event, to mark the 50th anniversary of the end of steam, was covered by the LEP. You can read the full article here :
LEP Coverage of the 10D reunion "do".

50th Anniversary Reminder

Don't forget...
There will be a reunion of railwaymen at the Leyland and Farington club in Leyland on Friday evening August 3rd this year, starting at 19.00 hrs. Admission free. Buffet and raffle etc.

All to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of steam traction on B.R.

For more information or to order tickets contact Bob Gregson :
Tel : 01524 736727
Mob : 07518 926122
email : r.gregson.invincible@btinternet.com

The return of the Lostock Hall MPD website?

Also... I am frequently asked "what happened to the Lostock Hall website?"
The site was taken off-line shortly before the untimely passing of its editor - Alan Castle. For various reasons, it was decided to keep it offline until the 50th anniversary had passed, as he requested. With that date almost upon us, I am considering re-instating the website. More news here very soon...

New Lostock Hall book from Bob Gregson

Now available, from Bob Gregson, the author of the definitive reference works on the railways of Preston...
A Lostock Hall Railway Album
Timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the end of steam on British Railways in August 1968, the book presents a wealth of photographs of Lostock Hall shed, along with detailed and informative captions, which make it an absolute "must" for anyone with an interest in the railways of the area.
Many of the images are previously unpublished and come from respected photographers such as Peter Fitton and Alan Castle - in the memory of whom the book is dedicated.

Available from amazon or directly from the publisher, Atkinson Publications.

A companion book on Preston itself, is due to be published very soon...