West Lancashire Light Railway (23rd May 2019)
Scenes from a privately organised evening visit to the superb West Lancashire Light Railway at Becconsall, Hesketh Bank. The event included footplate rides, guarding the train and driving one of the railway's various diesel locomotives complete with skip wagons!
With quarry Hunslet 0-4-0 Irish Mail, and a selection of steam and industrial diesel motive power and wagons on show.
With thanks to the staff and volunteers for hosting, and to the Merseyside & South West Lancashire Area Group of the 009 Society for organising and executing this visit.
West Lancashire Light Railway - England - 09.09.2019
Eindrücke der West Lancashire Light Railway in England am 09.09.2019.
Impressions of the West Lancashire Light Railway in England on 09th September 2019
West Lancashire Light Railway
The West Lancashire Light Railway is a two foot gauge passenger carrying railway located in the village of Hesketh Bank midway between Preston and the resort of Southport. The line features a number of interesting locomotives and other railway equipment brought together from industrial lines in the immediate locality, from elsewhere in Great Britain and from overseas
West Lancs Railway 1960s
The West Lancashire Railway from Southport to Preston Closed in 1964 stations include Hesketh park, Churchtown, Crossens, Banks, Hesketh bank, Hoole, New Longton, Penworthem cop lane, Also vistis the excisting West Lancs line to Ormskirk, Burscough and some stations beyond.
West Lancashire Light Railway - June 2010
Back in June 2010 we made a visit to the West Lancashire Light Railway at Hesketh Bank, between Preston and Southport. Back then, I was more interested in taking still photographs. I hadn't taken my old mini DAT camera along and had no intention of taking any moving images. But since my Fuji camera had digital video capability, I decided to have a little play! I always considered the results to be a little bit disappointing because they were rather fuzzy, and so have never made a film out of them. However, having stumbled upon again them whilst feeling a little homesick for my County of Birth, I decided they should finally be shared with a wider audience!
The following is an introduction to the railway taken from Wikipedia.
The West Lancashire Light Railway (WLLR) is a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge railway that operates at Hesketh Bank. It was started in 1967, by six railway enthusiast schoolboys from the Hesketh Bank area. They wanted to save the narrow gauge railway equipment which was disappearing from local industries. They leased a strip of land above the clay pits at Alty's Brickworks and started laying track using rails from the former clay tramways and rough timbers as sleepers. The distance between the stations on the railway is 430 yards (393 m), though track extends eastwards beyond Delph station on ledge above the old clay pit which is too narrow to contain a run round loop. The railway has eight steam locomotives, four of which are in operating condition; one is currently being restored and another is on static display. There are also two electric locomotives and many internal combustion locomotives.
My Other Hobby - 2405 Joffre - West Lancashire Light Railway 14/05/2017
Some scraps of footage from a day at the West Lancashire Light Railway firing 1915 Kerr Stuart 2405 Joffre, my other hobby.
West Lancashire Light Rly - Then and Now 1975/2014
The West Lancashire Light Railway is a two foot gauge passenger carrying railway located in the village of Hesketh Bank midway between Preston and the resort of Southport. The line features a number of interesting locomotives and other railway equipment brought together from industrial lines in the immediate locality, from elsewhere in Great Britain and from overseas.
The Railway is a non-profit making organisation and is operated and supported by the West Lancashire Light Railway Trust. Volunteers are always needed to help maintain and develop the Railway as well as operating the trains. If you would like to join the Trust and lend a hand you will be made very welcome.
Lancs 1970's film 17150
Lancashire, Preston Dock. Manchester, good street scenes. Factory workers travelling by bicycle and on foot. Population 5 million. Mills modern. Old mill converted to slippers factory. Rolls of paper from Scandinavia. Paper twisted into cord and turned into hats. Glass factory. Heinz cans on conveyor. Lorry and train factory. Manchester Ship Canal and port. Liverpool. Docks at dusk or dawn. Isle Of Man Steam Packet Office on quay. Rear of Manx steamer. Dairy cattle. Preston dairies. Food production. Cheese making. Sheep, wheat, market gardening, market. Motorway, mill towns, a mill now re-used as a slipper-making factory. Back to back housing. Policeman on traffic duty. Blackpool, Grange Over Sands, Lake District: Coniston, Hawkshead, Blackpool (lights, rock, donkeys).
Wigan North Western Freight & Specials, Class 47, 66, 68, 70, 88, Steam, 06 & 07-12-19
Wigan North Western Freight & Specials on the 6th & 7th December 2019...I popped in to this station a couple of times on the friday and Saturday so not there all day...Featured are Class 47, 66, 68, 70, 88 & Steam..
West Lancs Light Railway August Steam Gala 2010
Footage of the West Lancs Light Railway (Hesketh Bank) Steam Gala in August 2010
Salwick - Least used station in Lancashire #salwick #preston #class390 #class319
Salwick railway station is situated on the Preston-to-Blackpool railway line in England, 5 1⁄4 miles (8.4 km) west of Preston, and is managed by Northern. The station lies between Preston and Kirkham, near the village of Clifton
Salwick - Least used station in Lancashire, four trains a day and four passengers a day
in November 2017 the line was closed for 11 weeks for the major upgrade removing 5 old signal box and new Lines and points 84 new lights rebuild Blackpool station and build the new platform at Kirkham and overhead Lines, the line hasn't been upgraded since the 1840s and until now
The Last Days of Steam - 18 May 1968, part 1
We continue our reviews of the final days of BR steam in the North west of England in 1968 by returning to the 18th May 1968 Warwickshire Railway Society's North Western Steam Tour which was initially steam hauled from Stockport to Preston by Black 5 44949 and BR Standard class 5 73069. Running via Lower Darwen, where we see it climbing the severe gradient, the two engines would hand over the train to a diesel at Preston before running light to Morecambe where they would await the train for a further stint taking it back to Stockport via the West Coast Main Line.
Subscribe at unseensteam.co.uk to see the full archive of vintage steam footage!
- facebook.com/unseensteam
- twitter.com/unseensteam
Peaceful West Lancashire
A rare place on the edge of West Lancashire that has managed to retain its timeless quality: the essence of old England. Find out why I was here:
Haunted & Abandoned ???? Miley Railway Tunnel Preston
Preston and Longridge Railway Co established 1836 to build a tramway from Tootle Heights Quarry in Longridge to Preston. 6½-mile single-track line opened 1 May 1840, with basic passenger facilities at Longridge, Grimsargh and Deepdale Street in Preston.
MARTIN ZERO: credit to Martin for the use of his brilliant LED light system.
Passenger type wagons were horse-drawn from Preston uphill to Longridge the wagons ran by gravity in the opposite direction as far as Ribbleton, just outside Preston. Horses were used for the final two miles to Deepdale.
Longridge ashlar sandstone was widely used in the region, for example in the building of Lancaster Town Hall, Bolton Town Hall, Preston railway station and Liverpool Docks.
Line adapted for steam and the first steam-hauled train ran on Whit Monday 1848 and in 1850, a double-track extension built connecting to the existing line a few hundred yards east of the Deepdale Street terminus.
The line passed via the 862-yard (788 m) Miley Tunnel under the north part of Preston and connected to the Preston and Wyre Joint Railway very close to that line’s original terminus at Maudlands. The extension was initially used for goods only.
1856 Fleetwood, Preston and West Riding Junction Railway Co bought the line. The line through Miley Tunnel was opened to passengers, with new stations at each end, at Deepdale Bridge on Deepdale Road and at Maudland Bridge. The original Deepdale Street terminus was closed to passengers but continued to be used for goods.
By 1866, the plan to extend the line to Yorkshire had been revived. Fearing that the rival Midland Railway would buy the line to gain access to Preston, the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR) bought the line instead. From the following year, the line was owned jointly by the L&YR and the London and North Western Railway.
In 1885, Maudland Bridge Station was closed and passenger trains ran on to the adjacent LNWR main line to Preston Station, allowing connections to other railway lines for the first time.
In 1918 there was another plan to extend the railway from Longridge to Yorkshire along the Loud and Hodder valleys to Whitewell, Tosside, Wigglesworth and Hellifield, but the plan was never implemented.
This plan was revived a thirtd time 1924 in connection with the Stocks Reservoir scheme and a Light Railway Order was confirmed on 19 March, however no further action was taken.
Six years later in 1930 the popularity of bus travel along the local roads caused the line to close to passengers. The line to Longridge remained open to goods traffic until November 1967. Goods traffic continued to use part of the line as far as the Courtaulds factory at Red Scar, until the last train worked by class 25 diesel, number 25 142 on Friday 8 February 1980.
The Gamull Lane bridge over the line at Ribbleton was later removed.
All that now remained of the whole line was a Y-shaped link between the West Coast Main Line and coal yards at the site of the original Deepdale Street terminus. This, too, was closed in the 1990s, although the tracks for this section were never taken up.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Your Turn: Send content visit nodrogvlogs.uk
Follow or like on Social media search 'nodrog'
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Disclaimer, Copyrights & Licences
3rd party sounds, reference, images or footage are under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, or Creative Commons license (CC BY 3.0)
The video or content is not to be taken seriously.
Channel is for entertainment only. All views or opinions expressed in this video are those are made without intention of offending anyone. You can 'Share' this video with the correct links. Don't download, copy or re-edit without permission.
© Nodrog
Preston, Lancashire,1969
Preston, Lancashire, in 1969. Amateur cine film of St George's Shopping Centre three years after its construction, Preston Market, the Salvation Army Building and the Bus Station which was nearing completion.
Trains at Manchester Picadilly , Preston & Bury Bolton Street 24/5/14 + 25/4/14
In this video we see some pervious unseen footage from a trip I took to Manchester & Preston back in April 2014 including a bit of action from the East Lancashire Railway at Bury Bolton Street Station.
Here is a list of classes seen during the video.
Virgin Trains (Now Avanti West Coast)
Class 390 Pendolinos
Class 220/221 Voyagers
Farewell Virgin Trains 1997 to 2019
Northern
Class 142 Pacer DMUs
Class 150 DMUs
Class 156 DMUs
Class 158 DMUs
Class 323 EMUs
All Remaining Class 142s are to be withdrawn during 2020.
Northern units are due to be withdrawn on the 31st May
Transport for Wales units are due to be withdrawn on the 31st July
First Transpennine Express
Class 170 DMU's (These units have now been past on to Chiltern)
Class 185 DMU's
Class 350 EMU's (These units are due to be transferred to West Midlands Railway during 2020 they will be replaced by new class 397 EMU's)
Arriva Trains Wales (Now Transport for Wales)
Class 175 DMU's
Cross Country
Class 220/221 Voyagers
East Midlands Trains (Now East Midlands Railway)
Class 158 DMU's
Freight locos
Freightliner Class 66s
DRS Class 66
Preserved Trains
BR Standard Class 4 2-6-4T No.80080 with Mk1 coaches
BR Class 117 DMU
Recently I have decided to upload several videos of previously unseen footage from trips to England in 2014 & 2015.
Stay tuned during the coming weeks for these videos
west lancashire railway yt
nearly 50 gala at west lanc's ligth railway 12/08/17 a great day , freindly staff and not over priced.
Made into a small movie with movie maker.
The Museum of Lancashire
The Museum of Lancashire is housed in a grade II listed former quarter sessions house (courthouse) in Preston in Lancashire, England. Designed by Thomas Rickman in the Neo-Classical style, building of the courthouse began in 1825. It is now one of the oldest remaining buildings in Preston. The Museum draws on the collections of Lancashire County Museum Service to provide an overview of Lancashire history and heritage told through objects and stories of Lancashire residents.
Having undergone a refurbishment during 2010/11 the Museum contains a range of family friendly and interactive galleries to tell the Lancashire story including:
Lancashire Through Time is based around the County's archeological collections including 4,000 year old Stone Age axes, Roman artefacts and early industrial items. Lancashire at Play contains highlights including part of the Hylda Baker costume collection and Les Dawson, George Formby and Gracie Fields material. The Lancashire People Gallery focuses on the Lancashire identity and comprises items loaned by members of the public revealing some exceptional hidden histories. Lancashire Law and Order reveals the building's court house heritage. Responsible for the trials of petty criminals between 1827 to around 1900, the Chairman of the Court, Thomas Batty Addison earned the name of the Terror of the Criminal for his no nonsense approach. This gallery also includes items from the Lancashire Constabulary Police collection, charting the development of the force from 1839 to the present day. Lancashire at Work highlights the range of industries Lancashire has embraced from agriculture to textiles, maritime to engineering trades, not to mention Holland's pies and Uncle Joe's mint balls! Lancashire Goes to War is dominated by an impressive and atmospheric World War I trench. It also displays information about the role of women during the war and how we remember our fallen heroes.
Other interactive galleries include life on the homefront in World War II, and a Victorian classroom.
The Museum is also home to the collections of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry and the 14th/20th Kings Hussars.
Heatherslaw Railway 2016
be sure to turn up the youtube quality to its maximum by going into the settings tab then quality and turn it up to its max to get the best viewing experience.
If you like what you see then please consider subscribing for more upcoming videos like this. one and don't forget to leave a like!
my main videos are shot with a drone to see them click on my channel:
by Chris Munn
West Lancashire Railway 2014
Revenant, reflects a journey lost, scrubbed away and denied, recreated and remade. A broken patchwork and fragmented documentary becomes an experience of individual and collective memory. The audience become the passengers on a ghost ride. A spectre of the past given new life. The familiar sounds of slam doors and the station masters whistle call to a waiting audience. Standing on the raised platform positioned between large scale projections, the audience board the train. An immersive environment, facing screens simultaneously depict the recreated experience of a phantom journey, following the route taken the by West Lancashire Railway. As we collectively share an experience that speaks of both geography and history, empty space illustrates the impossibility of accessing a complete narrative. The fluid boundary between recollection and reality that underlines loss of memory and gaps in history, allowing the audience to place themselves within the story, utilising their own memories and experiences as a frame of reference. Whether through recollection or as a first time encounter, as we travel, the journey is remade and uniquely experienced with each new audience. We meet, we take a moment to share our stories and then move forward towards our own destinations, becoming part of the generated myth.