Lots Of Taxis But No Buses
I felt hungry, so I felt the best thing to do was move on towards Manchester, as there didn’t appear any good coffee or gluten-free snacks. This greeted me as I walked back to Preston station.
Lots Of Taxis But No Buses
Is this the cause of the city’s bus problems at the rail station? Moving the taxi rank to the side would allow buses to call at the station properly. But then rule one in planning traffic around railway stations and city centres is not to annoy the taxi drivers. and as I suspect many taxis are driven by ethnic minorities, rule two is not to annoy ethnic minorities.
But something must be done in Preston to make the city centre more viable. With a proper interchange at the station, it might encourage the use of buses to get to the outlying towns around the city. At present I suspect, that you have no excuse but to drive.
As a coeliac, Preston is a place, I wouldn’t put on a list of places to change trains. the only restaurant I know there, that I’d trust to do gluten-free well is Pizza Express.
The best thing about Preston was the train I took to Huyton.
The Anonymous Widower 
[…] I left on the 08:30 from Euston and my main reason to go to the city was to see Preston bus station and the city’s buses. Although, I did walk around the market and the shopping area, visit the Preston Martyrs Memorial, looking unsuccessfully for a cup of coffee. It is not a city centre of which to be proud, as I mused here. […]
Pingback by A Crazy Day! « The Anonymous Widower | October 2, 2013 |
Preston has always been a rather place geographically, the station doesnt feel to be in the right place compared to everything else. My husband is from Longridge, a town on the outskirts of Preston,
Comment by nosnikrapzil | October 2, 2013 |
Let’s put it bluntly.
There is nothing in the city, that would make me visit again.
Except possibly Ipswich Town getting drawn against Preston in the FA Cup.
If I was going to judge it against Burnley or Wigan, it comes out badly. only Blackpool in the area is worse!
Comment by AnonW | October 2, 2013 |
Blackpool is a dreadful place, I dont like it at all. If I am looking for seaside I go down to Wirral. Blackpool is tacky and touristy. Not that I am a snob you understand 🙂
Comment by nosnikrapzil | October 2, 2013 |
Trsvel around the North and when you say you don’t like Blackpool, you rarely get anybody say they do. Most seem to have written it off! Strange, but Margate, Yarmouth, Brighton and Southend, all have their supporters. Some like me, even like Canvey Island.
Comment by AnonW | October 2, 2013 |
There are a lot of folk who live in Manchester who think Blackpool is wonderful, cant wait to get up there for weekends etc. I suspect the things they love about it are the things I hate about it
Comment by nosnikrapzil | October 3, 2013 |