Transport in Preston off Realtime displays at bus stops leaving passengers to track times via the internet only. But even this functionality was ultimately disabled leaving Preston with no Realtime functionality at all Preston is a city with many taxi companies, often based in Fulwood, Deepdale, Ribbleton and some in Penwortham. Preston has many cheap taxis, luxury taxis as well as the London Black Cabs. The River Ribble runs through Preston from North Yorkshire and the estuary enters into the Irish Sea near Lytham, and used to transport ships from the cotton mills. The Lancaster Canal also starts in Preston. Other near rivers
Great stand on the Ugra river Great stand on the Ugra river The Great Stand on the Ugra River (, also , derived from "Ugra") was a standoff between the forces of Akhmat Khan of the Great Horde, and the Grand Prince Ivan III of Muscovy in 1480 on the banks of the Ugra River, which ended when the Tatars departed without conflict. It is seen in Russian historiography as the end of Tatar rule over Moscow. The main Russian defense line ran along the Oka River from Kaluga east toward Nizhny Novgorod. At Kaluga the Oka bends sharply from north to east and the defense