Fylde Coast Traffic Survey 5th September 1959

Description

The introduction of diesel multiple units on certain Manchester – Blackpool services in 1959, coupled with the proposal to introduce them on East Lancashire – Blackpool services offered the first real threat to the reign of steam power on the railways of the Fylde. The Preston section of the Lancashire and North West branch decided that a survey of summer traffic on this section should be made, and that 1959 offered the last opportunity to record near-100% steam operation of through trains.