Preston Digital Archive:
A stroll around the park. March 1964
Preston Digital Archive:
M.V. Cara arriving Preston Dock c.1935
Preston Digital Archive:
The John Houghton Photo Collection.
Preston Digital Archive:
The John Houghton Photo Collection.
Preston Digital Archive:
The John Houghton Photo Collection.
Preston Digital Archive:
The John Houghton Photo Collection.
Preston Digital Archive:
The John Houghton Photo Collection.
Preston Digital Archive:
The John Houghton Photo Collection.
Preston Digital Archive:
Alan Castle Photo Collection.
Preston Digital Archive:
S.S. George, River Ribble Diversion, Preston 1930.
Preston Digital Archive:
Courtaulds Rayon Plant, Preston. Boiler House Firing Floor with nos. 3 to 7 boilers in view.
Preston Digital Archive:
Courtaulds Rayon Plant, Preston. Power House Turbo Alternator Hall.
Preston Digital Archive:
Courtaulds Rayon Plant, Preston. Courtaulds’ Red Scar plant aerial view, c1955.
Preston Digital Archive:
Courtaulds Rayon Plant, Preston. The “twin” chimneys and Acid Recovery Building.
Preston Digital Archive:
Courtaulds Rayon Plant, Preston. Loading pulp into steep press.
Preston Digital Archive:
Courtaulds Rayon Plant, Preston. Churns for adding carbon disulphide to pulp crumbs.
Preston Digital Archive:
M.V. Ben Varrey, departing Preston Docks.
Preston Digital Archive:
M.V. Ben Veg, departing Preston docks
Preston Digital Archive:
M.V Ben May, departing Preston Docks.
Preston Digital Archive:
Former Courtaulds’ Red Scar locomotive “Caliban” hauls one of the first trains out of Haverthwaite station on the newly-formed Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway following its transfer from Steamtown in the early 1970s.
Preston Digital Archive:
Former Courtaulds’ Red Scar locomotive “Caliban” prepares to haul a train out of Haverthwaite station on the Lakeside & Havertwaite Railway.
Preston Digital Archive:
Courtaulds’ Red Scar plant. The works 0-4-0 saddle tank shunting locomotive, no. 1925 built in 1937 by Peckett & Sons Ltd. of Bristol, and named “Caliban” after the Shakespearian character from “The Tempest”.
Preston Digital Archive:
Courtaulds’ Red Scar plant. Works’ shunter “Caliban” at the exchange sidings with British Railways’ Class 8F 2-8-0 no. 48476 locomotive.
Preston Digital Archive:
Courtaulds’ Red Scar plant. Works’ Peckett shunters “Caliban”, left, and “Miranda” pose outside the plant’s locomotive shed.
Preston Digital Archive:
Courtaulds’ Red Scar plant. In the summer 1968 an accident occurred at the plant when a train of mineral wagons ran out of control down the incline from the exchange sidings and derailed in the works’ yard. Here we see “Caliban” assisting the re-railing.
Preston Digital Archive:
Courtaulds’ Red Scar plant. “Caliban” with driver, Albert Makinson.
Preston Digital Archive:
Courtaulds’ Red Scar plant 1968. "Caliban" with Alan Middleton (left) and John Houghton (right).
Preston Digital Archive:
Courtaulds’ Red Scar plant. Four members of the Lancashire Railway Circle, Alan Middleton, John Houghton, Bernard Walmsley and Chris Moss, who were instrumental in the early days of railway preservation pose in front of the newly painted “Caliban”.
Preston Digital Archive:
Courtaulds’ Red Scar plant. Works’ shunter “Caliban” at the exchange sidings with British Railways’ Class 8F 2-8-0 no. 48476 locomotive.
Preston Digital Archive:
Courtaulds’ Red Scar plant. “Miranda”, Courtaulds’ second Peckett-built locomotive, is prepared for transfer into private ownership and transport via low-loader to the Lytham Motive Power Museum.
