Hopeman Branch (Highland Railway)

Introduction

This short single track branch extended the Burghead Branch (Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway) from Burghead east to Hopeman.






Locations along the line

These locations are along the line.

This was a single platform station. The timber station building was in the Highland Railway style.
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Class 122 DMU no. SC55002 arrives at Burghead with the BLS 'Fiddichburger No. 2' railtour in August 1979. The station closed to passengers on 14th ...
John Clark 27/08/1979
The last passenger train on the Hopeman branch ran in 1931. Freight to Burghead finally succumbed in 1992 but the old railway yard has now been turned ...
John Yellowlees 01/07/2018
Looking north at the former Burghead (New) station. The building, which stood to the left, was destroyed by arson and has been demolished. ...
Matt Jolley //2004
Looking south from the former Burghead (New) station. ...
Matt Jolley //2004
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These maltings were opened to the north of Burghead [2nd]. They were rail served and ensured the survival of the Hopeman Branch (Highland Railway) from Alves which had closed to Burghead [1st] in 1966, the Hopeman extension having closed in 1957, save a short siding. This siding was extended north through Burghead [2nd] station, with a loop, to the maltings.
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Lost Railfreight. Polybulk hopper wagons form a train at Burghead on the now part mothballed - part lifted Hopeman Branch. #COP26 ...
Bill Roberton //1991
25233 undercover as its train is attended to at the Maltings. ...
Peter Todd 05/02/1979
25233 reversing its train down the long siding towards Hopeman. 05 February 1979. ...
Peter Todd 05/02/1979
Arrival at the maltings at Burghead. ...
Ian Dinmore //
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This was a single platform station with the platform on the south side of the line. There was a shelter and, at the west end of the platform, a signal box which opened with the station in 1892.
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This was a single platform terminus with a loop. The station building is in Highland Railway style. The platform was on the north side of the loop. Approach was from the west.
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Hopeman station looking west in 1991. It closed to passengers on 14 September 1931 and completely on 30 December 1957. Freight trains ran to Burghead ...
Bill Roberton //1991
Hopeman, probably in1951. My father told me that after the Hopeman goods had finished shunting that day he and I travelled in the loco cab to ...
Alec Unsworth (Courtesy Chris Unsworth) //1951
57597 at Hopeman.
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Alec Unsworth (Courtesy Chris Unsworth) //1951
The branch goods on the Hopeman Branch in 1951. ...
Alec Unsworth (Courtesy Chris Unsworth) //1951
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