Hunterston Ore Terminal (British Railways)
Introduction
This facility was built to serve the Ravenscraig Steel Works. Coal and iron ore were imported here and trains ran via Hunterston Junction, Kilwinning, Paisley Canal (later swapped to Paisley Gilmour Street), Terminus Junction, Rutherglen, Whifflet North Junction, Mossend North Junction and Holytown Junction to approach the works from the north. The facility replaced General Terminus. With the closure of the steel works, the terminal came to be used for imported coal for several power stations, including Longannet Power Station. After a period of time being mothballed the terminal is being demolished. The low level sidings are used for loading spent nuclear fuel from Hunterston Power Station onto trains.
Portions of line and locations
This line is divided into a number of portions.
High Level Bunker Sidings
This is the junction for the Hunterston High Level Sidings and Hunterston Low Level Sidings. The high level sidings were laid out on the east side of the line and approached from the south. The low level sidings are on the west side and also approached from the south.
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See also
Largs Branch (Glasgow and South Western Railway)
Bill Roberton //2003
Bill Roberton //2003
Douglas Blades 25/06/2019
Ewan Crawford 03/08/2017
Graham Morgan 04/07/2011
Ewan Crawford //1987
Bill Roberton //2000
Bill Roberton //1992
Low Level Sidings and Pier
This is the junction for the Hunterston High Level Sidings and Hunterston Low Level Sidings. The high level sidings were laid out on the east side of the line and approached from the south. The low level sidings are on the west side and also approached from the south.
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See also
Largs Branch (Glasgow and South Western Railway)
Bill Roberton //2003
Bill Roberton //2003
John Clark 29/08/1981
Douglas Blades 12/01/2022
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Douglas Blades 20/04/2021
Douglas Blades 21/01/2022
The Hunterston Ore Terminal was built for British Steel Corporation's Ravenscraig Steel Works. Material for the pier was partly brought from the bing of the former Eglinton Iron Works.
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David Pesterfield 24/06/2006
Ewan Crawford //1989
