Hepscott Junction
Location type
JunctionName and dates
Hepscott Junction (1980-)Opened on the Morpeth Branch (Blyth and Tyne Railway).
Description
This junction opened in 1980 between the existing 1857 Morpeth Branch (Blyth and Tyne Railway) and a new long chord to Morpeth North Junction on the East Coast Main Line.
This line allowed entry into the former Blyth and Tyne Railway network from the north without requiring a reversal in Morpeth station or the Newcastle direction.
The junction is north west of the former Hepscott station.
The line is used by traffic between the Lochaber Aluminium Works (Fort William) and the North Blyth Alcan Terminal.
Both the original route and 1980 line are single track. The junction is also known as Barmoor Junction.
Tags
JunctionAliases
Barmoor Junction| Nearby stations Hepscott Morpeth [B and T] Morpeth Pegswood Stannington Choppington Longhirst Bedlington North Seaton Ashington [Private] Ashington Plessey Halt Bebside Cramlington Newbigging | Wansbeck Railway Junction Barmoor Colliery Barmoor Sidings Morpeth North Junction Morpeth Junction Morpeth NB and NE Junction Choppington ^B^ Colliery Pegswood Colliery Netherton Colliery Howard Pit West Clifton Colliery Choppington ^A^ Colliery Netherton Colliery Francis Pit Ashington Colliery Junction Colliery Barrington Colliery |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
