Morebath Junction railway station
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Morebath Junction Halt | |||||
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Site of Morebath Junction Halt in October 2007 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Morebath, Mid Devon England | ||||
| Coordinates | 51°00′42″N 3°29′44″W / 51.0118°N 3.4955°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SS951246 | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1884 | Junction and signal box opened | ||||
| 1928 | Halt opened | ||||
| 1963 | Exe Valley Railway closed | ||||
| 1966 | Halt and Devon and Somerset Railway closed | ||||
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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.
The railway junction at Morebath was opened in 1884 to connect the newly built Tiverton and North Devon Railway (T&NDR) with the Devon and Somerset Railway (D&SR) 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 Town 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]
