On the 21st August 2024 the barge 'The River Trader' sailed up The River Ribble and into Preston Dock to deliver a giant electricity transformer. The transformer was then due to be moved by road to the National Grid site at Penwortham during the course of Sunday 25 August.
Preston Dock was officially opened on 25 June 1892 and finally closed in 1981.
A large crowd gathered to watch the barge arrival. The sight of large ships entering the dock used to be common place but is now a rare event. Most of the traffic in and out is leisure craft as nowadays the site of the former docks is Preston Marina.

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