Morebath Junction railway station

Morebath Junction Halt

Site of Morebath Junction Halt in October 2007
Location
Place Morebath
Area Mid Devon
Coordinates 51°00′42″N 3°29′44″W / 51.0118°N 3.4955°W / 51.0118; -3.4955Coordinates: 51°00′42″N 3°29′44″W / 51.0118°N 3.4955°W / 51.0118; -3.4955
Grid reference SS951246
Operations
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
Platforms 1
History
1884 Junction and signal box opened
1928 Halt opened
1963 Exe Valley Railway closed
1966 Halt and Devon and Somerset Railway closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Morebath Junction Halt was a railway halt near the junction of the Devon and Somerset Railway and Exe Valley Railway in Devon, South West England.

Junction

The railway junction at Morebath was opened in 1884 to connect the newly built Tiverton and North Devon Railway with the Devon and Somerset Railway that had been completed in 1873. The T&NDR became part of the Exe Valley Railway in 1885. The Great Western Railway operated the D&SR from the outset and took it over in 1901.

Morebath Junction is the only location in Britain to have had a signalwoman in the 19th century.[1] Mrs Towns was appointed in 1890, and in October 1913 the Railway Magazine reported that she was "very proud" of her job after 23 years' service and hoped to continue indefinitely.[1]

Halt

The GWR opened a halt near Morebath Junction in 1928. Trains on both lines called there, giving it a more frequent service than Morebath station on the Devon and Somerset line about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the east. Morebath Junction Halt was much nearer Morebath village, but was accessible only by a footpath across fields.

The halt was a single platform and was designated as a halt throughout its working life. Trains on the Exe Valley line continued to terminate at Dulverton, the next station to the west. British Railways withdrew services from the Exe Valley line in 1963 and from the Devon and Somerset line in 1966.

Services

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Morebath
Line and station closed
  Devon and Somerset Railway
Great Western Railway
  Dulverton
Line and station closed
Bampton (Devon)
Line and station closed
  Exe Valley Railway
Great Western Railway
  Dulverton
Line and station closed

References

  1. 1 2 Wojtczak, 2005, page 11
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