[Archived] Train Crash At Preston

[Ozz]

I was on the football special train coming back from Carlisle in the 80s after an away game at Brunton Park that had a brake failure steaming into Preston railway station and ended up smashing into another train.

Still the closest I have come to dying (to my knowledge!) so far, and wondered if any other members had also been on that train, and would like to share their memories of the event and day. Can't find anything about it on the internet. It did happen didn't it??

I only suffered damaged ribs, smashed teeth and concussion, but I remember seeing Paul Astley go flying through a glass window and ending up looking like Terry Butcher !

[SAS]

haha paul astley

on way home from brum last season our train broke just after bolton if that counts, in middle of the moor, was stranded for 30mins

[Gav]

A few lads i know were on that train and got a tidy sum in compensation i believe.

[Gav]

Was it not Blackburn station?

[Ozz]

Deffo Preston as I remember thinking we could end up in the River Ribble crashing off the bridge here. Didn't bother with the compo claim back then, some lads got around 2 grand I beleive. If it happened again today you can bet I would be claiming now, for around 2 million.

[waggy]

i was on the trian,the closet i have come to dyeing was when them asians stabbed me in blackburn

[USABlue]

but I remember seeing Paul Astley go flying through a glass window and ending up looking like Terry Butcher !

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Paul Astley, as in "Gaz" Astley. If it's the same bloke I am thinking he used to drive me and me mates to a lot of the away games.

[G Somerset Rover]

i was on the trian,the closet i have come to dyeing was when them asians stabbed me in blackburn

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You could write an autobiography Waggy.

[adopted scouser]

You could write an autobiography Waggy.

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You're fooking joking, and punctuating every bloody line. Please for the love of Lever's pies no.

[jamiebrfc]

Nothing to do with a crash, but does anyone know what happened to the train station that was supposedly being built at Ewood?

[whittle blue]

Believe it or not I've still got the Evening Telegraph with report & pics.

I would have been on the train but 'cos we played Everton in FA Cup the week after, I got a lift with mates instead, Ewood first for our tickets, then on to Carlisle.

[whittle blue]

Nothing to do with a crash, but does anyone know what happened to the train station that was supposedly being built at Ewood?

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The station was going to be near Longworth Street, I think?

Residents' objections were upheld, so the proposal was scrapped.

[Ozz]

Believe it or not I've still got the Evening Telegraph with report & pics.

I would have been on the train but 'cos we played Everton in FA Cup the week after, I got a lift with mates instead, Ewood first for our tickets, then on to Carlisle.

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Is there any way of getting some quotes up on here at all?

[SAS]

or even scanning it

[whittle blue]

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[Ozz]

Thats fantastic Mr WB. Really pleased you went to the time and effort of doing that!

I sometimes wondered if it really happened, now I can prove it!

Cheers.

[SAS]

wow

that looks real bad

really lucky no one was killed

[Presty On Tour]

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well played whittle blue, thats a well good read.

fairplay looking at the pics, to hear nobody was killed is incredible.

[92er]

The other recollection I have of this trip-I did not go- was that Rovers supporters said the train driver did really well to warn everybody etc, but that in a later investigation he was either sacked or demoted.

[ihateburnley]

Surely this is not on? I personally don't think the guy in the hard hat would have a leg to stand on in a court of law.

Edited June 1, 2006 by ihateburnley

[1864roverite]

Wheelton Blues were onboard Ozz, none injured only pride.

I remember Paul Astley very well a top bloke.

I wonder if he remembers when the coach from Chorley to Shrewsbury broke down and I jumped in the drivers seat whilst they all had their heads under the front end and I turned the ignition key ?

Got a pasting for my troubles but eventually we got the game at half time !!!

[bazza]

Wheelton Blues were onboard Ozz, none injured only pride.

I remember Paul Astley very well a top bloke.

I wonder if he remembers when the coach from Chorley to Shrewsbury broke down and I jumped in the drivers seat whilst they all had their heads under the front end and I turned the ignition key ?

Got a pasting for my troubles but eventually we got the game at half time !!!

Was that the away game in Sept 1981?

Me and my son were visiting UK from Rhodesia at that time and Steve Clarkson, my mate from Clitheroe, drove us down to Gay Meadow.

Noel Brotherston scored a superb goal to give us a 2-1 victory.

More great memories from the Bazza archives!

[whittle blue]

Ignore me

I've boobed :ph34r:

Edited June 3, 2006 by whittle blue

[Gav]

An archive section should be created with that sort of report taking pride of place. You can't find much about our past on the net be it football or fans. Paper clippings and any old footage is fascinating to me and I’m sure many more.

Lets start an archive section with the train report taking pride of place?

[cletus]

On a similar (but different ) note,

I remember being told of the Bury station accident, i think during the 50s. (?)

...where a bridge over the tracks (full of travelling rovers fans) collapsed, injuring lots of people.

A bloke i know, says he was there, but not actually on the bridge.

It is also said that a young Jack Walker was also at the station & helped his fellow injured rovers fans.

Does anybody know more about this incident? I`d be interested to hear more about it.