s . ▁ ▁The ▁LO & PR ' s ▁line ▁would ▁run ▁from ▁a ▁j unction ▁with ▁the ▁Liverpool ▁and ▁B ury ▁Railway ▁at ▁Wal ton - on - the - H ill ▁to ▁a ▁j unction ▁with ▁the ▁B & PR . ▁ ▁The ▁en abling ▁act ▁also ▁allowed ▁the ▁LO & PR ▁to ▁build ▁further ▁branch ▁lines , ▁and ▁the ▁EL R ▁obtained ▁further ▁acts ▁including ▁one ▁which ▁allowed ▁it ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁connection ▁to ▁Pr eston . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁ac quisition ▁on ▁ 3 ▁August ▁ 1 8 4 6 , ▁a ▁disag re ement ▁en su ed ▁over ▁traffic ▁prior ities ▁and ▁arrang ements ▁for ▁the ▁EL R ▁at ▁the ▁N UR ' s ▁station ▁in ▁Pr eston . ▁ ▁The ▁EL R ▁proposed ▁a ▁new ▁station ▁and ▁a ▁separate ▁line ▁with ▁a ▁new ▁crossing ▁of ▁the ▁Rib ble , ▁but ▁this ▁proved ▁controvers ial ; ▁Pr eston ▁Corporation ▁pet ition ed ▁against ▁the ▁proposed ▁line , ▁producing ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁witness es ▁who ▁att ested ▁to ▁the ▁damage ▁they ▁pres umed ▁would ▁be ▁caused ▁by ▁the ▁emb ank ment ▁necessary ▁for ▁the ▁scheme ▁to ▁proceed . ▁ ▁Several ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁corpor ation ▁were ▁also ▁share hold ers ▁of ▁the ▁rival ▁Fle et wood , ▁Pr eston ▁and ▁West ▁R iding ▁J unction ▁Railway , ▁and ▁the ▁pet ition ' s ▁propos er ▁was ▁brother - in - law ▁to ▁a ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁rival ▁Manchester ▁and ▁Le eds ▁Railway . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁end ▁the ▁EL