Transport in Preston Transport in Preston Preston is a city in Lancashire, around North-west of Manchester. The Preston By-pass was the first part of the M6 Motorway, the longest motorway in the country. It was made a motorway in 1958, being the first motorway in the United Kingdom. It is now the stretch between Junction 29 (A6 and M65, Bamber Bridge) and Junction 1 of the M55 (A6 Preston North), with four intermediate junctions – J30, J31, J31A and J32. The other motorway within the city is the M55 (Preston - Blackpool), and it is also served by the M65 (Preston - East
Brierfield railway station has been donated to a local arts organisation ("In-Situ") and is to be rebuilt nearby at Brierfield Mills. There is an active Rail user Group based here - "The Friends of Brierfield Station" Monday to Saturdays, there is an hourly service from Brierfield towards Burnley Central, Accrington, Blackburn and Preston westbound and Colne, eastbound. There is also now an hourly service in each direction on Sundays, with through trains to . Brierfield railway station Brierfield railway station serves the small town of Brierfield, Lancashire, England and is on the East Lancashire Line east of Burnley Central railway station towards Colne