Dates are when open toLongridge-line passengers The Preston and Longridge Railway (P&LR) was a branch line in Lancashire, England.

Originally designed to carry quarried stone in horse-drawn wagons, it became part of an ambitious plan to link the Lancashire coast to the heart of Yorkshire.

The 6½-mile (10½ km) single-track line was opened on 1 May 1840, with crude passenger facilities at Longridge, Grimsargh and Deepdale Street in Preston.

The line would give Lancashire passengers access to the spa towns of Harrogate and Knaresborough, and beauty spots such as Bolton Abbey.

[4] In 1850, a double-track extension was built connecting to the existing line a few hundred yards east of the Deepdale Street terminus.

The Preston and Longridge Railway acquired the engines and rolling stock of the collapsed company in lieu of owed rental fees.

[9] In June 1889, a private branch line was opened northwards from Grimsargh to Whittingham Asylum two miles (3 km) away.

[11] This plan was revived once more in 1924 in connection with the Stocks Reservoir scheme and a Light Railway Order was confirmed on 19 March, however no further action was taken.

[13] Goods traffic continued to use part of the line as far as the Courtaulds factory at Red Scar,[14] until the last train worked by class 25 diesel, number 25 142 on Friday 8 February 1980.

[19] In Longridge, a portal to a blocked-off tunnel under Higher Road that led to Tootle Heights Quarry is a Grade II listed building.

[21] In 2010, light rail manufacturer Trampower UK opened negotiations to use a segment of the former route as a tram demonstrator line.