Ribble Steam Railway
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The Ribble Steam Railway on Chain Caul Road, Preston, is a family day out in the heart of Lancashire. The railway has been open to the public since September 2005. A visit to the site will not only give you the opportunity to travel along the 1½ mile dock and riverside line, but also access our newly built museum and workshop.
The line itself crosses the Preston Marina entrance via a swing bridge, and runs alongside the diverted River Ribble on the site of the former sprawling docklands.
Trains leave on the hour from the museum Platform (Preston Riverside) for the 3 mile round trip. The end of the line is adjacent to Strand Road Crossing where Ribble Rail is connected to the national network. The journey (unless a push-pull service is in operation) includes a run-round by the locomotive of the day at Odeon Sidings.
| Directions by Road | From the M6 Leave the motorway at J31 and head west towards Preston on the A59, as you approach the town the road merges with the A6, then the A59 branches off to the left and sweeps uner the railway and approaches Marsh Lane. Here you need to bear left and join the A5072 in a northerly direction, should be signposted for the "Riversway Dockland". At the next junction, bear left onto the A583, the railway should be signposted from here. |
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| Directions by Public Transport | By Train The nearest main line railway station is Preston. For Full Train timetable information please use the National Rail website. By Bus For Full bus timetable information please use the Travel Line website. |
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| The are no 12CSVT locomotives currently resident at this site |
Note - Locos that show as resident may be based here but loaned to other sites, click on 'Loco' to view the most recent location
| Loco | Arrived | Departed | Notes |
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| 37416 | 19/11/2005 | 19/11/2005 | Visiting railtour |
| 37401 | 19/01/2008 | 19/01/2008 | Visiting Railtour |
| 37424 | 30/09/2017 | 01/10/2017 | Guest |
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