injured. On 16 January 1920, a freight train collided with a light engine near Preston due to errors by the driver of the light engine and a signalman. On 27 August 1920, an express passenger train collided with a van at Preston. There were no injuries. On 11 February 1929, two locomotives collided whilst shunting. Two people were injured. On 12 October 1931, a passenger train was derailed due to a set of points moving under it as it traversed them. Twenty-two people were injured. A signal displaying a false "clear" aspect due to a fault was a major contributory factor. On 22 September 1934, an excursion train was in a rear-end collision with a passenger train near Preston. The locomotive of the excursion train was derailed. One person was injured. On 16 January 1958, a passenger train collided with a light engine which was standing foul of the line and was derailed. The light engine ended up on its side. Thirteen people were injured. A signalman was blamed for the accident as he failed to ensure that the line was clear for the passenger train. On 18 January 1986, a Class 104 diesel multiple unit suffered a brake failure, passed three signals at danger and collided with a Class 47 diesel-electric locomotive near Preston. Forty-four people were injured. On 1 April 2017, a passenger train operated by a Class 158 diesel multiple unit from collided with the buffer stops at a speed of on arrival. Fifteen people were injured. The cause was driver error. In popular culture The autobiographical song "Cheap Day Return", on the Jethro Tull album Aqualung (1971), is set on the Preston platform, a transfer stop on the return leg of a trip from London to Blackpool. See also Listed buildings in Preston, Lancashire Notes References Biddle, G. (1989) The Railways Around Preston – A Historical Review, Scenes from the Past, 6, Foxline Publishing, Buck, M. and Rawlinson, M. (2000) Line By Line: The West Coast Main Line, London Euston to Glasgow Central, Freightmaster Publishing, Gairns, J.F. (1926) , Railway Magazine, 58 (347: May), pp. 337–346 Greville, M.D. and Holt, G.O. (1960) "Railway Development in Preston", Railway Magazine, vol. 106, in three parts: , Feb no. 706, pp. 94–112; , Mar no. 707, pp. 197–204; , Apr no. 708, pp. 274–277 Hunt, D. (2003) The Wharncliffe Companion to Preston – An A to Z of Local