Moresby Junction Halt railway station
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Moresby Junction Halt railway station was opened by the Cleator and Workington Junction Railway (C&WJR) in 1910. Very few people lived near the halt, which served nearby Walkmill Colliery and coke ovens in Cumbria, England.[6][7][8]
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General information | |
Location | Moresby Parks, near Cleator Moor, Copeland England |
Coordinates | 54.5542°N 3.5466°W / 54.5542; -3.5466 |
Grid reference | NY000187 |
Platforms | 1[1] |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Cleator and Workington Junction Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
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July 1910 | Opened |
2 January 1911 | Closed |
June 1913 | Reopened[2] |
1 October 1923 | Closed, but remained open for miner's trains[3] |
by June 1952 | Closed[2][4][5] |
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The halt consisted of one single wooden platform by the southbound track a short distance south of the junction itself.[9] Northbound trains calling at the halt had to cross to the "wrong line" and reverse or recross when they had dropped and picked up their passengers. The halt was unstaffed and had no facilities whatsoever. Publications both official and authoritative variously referred to the halt as Moresby Junction Halt, Moresby Junction Platform, Moresby Junction and Walkmill Colliery.
The halt only ever had one purpose - to bring workers to and from the remote colliery. It appeared in public timetables in 1910 then again from 1913 to 1923, but only northbound, other northbound calls and all southbound calls were made by unadvertised workmen's services. Further research is needed to establish exactly when services to the halt ended, the closest available from authoritative sources is "by 1952".