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SCALE DRAWINGS OF SMJ LOCOMOTIVES 1 Reply

Started by Barry Taylor. Last reply by Robin Cullup Feb 6.

Ironstone from Blisworth 5 Replies

Started by Robin Cullup. Last reply by Peter Fleming Feb 5.

Towcester station site 1996 - Pre-Tesco's. More info please!! 7 Replies

Started by Andy Thompson. Last reply by Gary Feb 3.

Ex SMJ Railwayman Bob Salmons 1 Reply

Started by Dick. Last reply by Si Donal Jan 27.

An SMJ Get-Together 15 Replies

Started by Andy Thompson. Last reply by Andy Thompson Jan 19.

DETAILS OF THE PLATFORM SIDE OF E&W SMALL STATIONS 25 Replies

Started by Si Donal. Last reply by Si Donal Jan 19.

Blakesley picture 1 Reply

Started by David Blagrove. Last reply by Dick Jan 19.

Farthinghoe 2 Replies

Started by Andy Thompson. Last reply by Dick Jan 17.

Ravenstone Wood Junction to Towcester section 12 Replies

Started by David Blagrove. Last reply by Peter Fleming Jan 14.

Blakesley 1 Reply

Started by Peter Fleming. Last reply by Dick Jan 14.

Tickets 3 Replies

Started by Andy Thompson. Last reply by Si Donal Jan 11.

SMJ Timeline 3 Replies

Started by Andy Thompson. Last reply by Andy Thompson Jan 9.

Can anyone help Rob? - "underpass" or tunnel 4 Replies

Started by Andy Thompson. Last reply by Peter S Lewis Jan 8.

Kineton Military Railway and other bits! 1 Reply

Started by Dave Hayward. Last reply by Andy Thompson Jan 2.

Help in finding pictures on SMJ locations on this website 1 Reply

Started by Dick. Last reply by Dick Dec. 30, 2009.

SMJR related news 12 Replies

Started by Gary. Last reply by Andy Thompson Dec. 29, 2009.

Banana Specials and Race Day Excursions. 1 Reply

Started by Robin Cullup. Last reply by David Blagrove Dec. 29, 2009.

Another Special Train near Byfield 2 Replies

Started by Robin Cullup. Last reply by Dick Dec. 8, 2009.

Aston Le Walls 13 Replies

Started by Andy Thompson. Last reply by Dick Nov. 28, 2009.

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A photo by Peter S Lewis was featured

Crossing the Avon at Stratford (SMJ) by Driver Wheeler

Courtesy:Mrs HR Wheeler of Stourport on Severn. Mrs Wheeler's father was a driver on the SMJ. This is a copy of an original painting by Mr Wheeler

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A photo by adrian vaughan was featured

Dukedog at Fenny Compton on South Midlander Railtour

yesterday

A photo by Andy Thompson was featured

The End! Trackbed cut by A43 near Towcester

on Saturday

Robin Cullup replied to Barry Taylor's discussion 'SCALE DRAWINGS OF SMJ LOCOMOTIVES'

For members' information there is a line drawing/weight diagram of the Beyer Peacock 2-4-0s as supplied to the Hull & Barnsley Railway in 1885 in the volume on Hull & Barnsley Locomotives published by the HMRS some years ago. This is the same design…

on Saturday

Peter Fleming replied to Robin Cullup's discussion 'Ironstone from Blisworth'

I can't really comment but I think the Blisworth ironstone always came to Blisworth yard, and not west along the SMJ. It may have gone back again as longer trains but I never saw any. I'm surprised that the Kingham to Cheltenham route was used, as…

on Friday

Dick commented on Andy Thompson's photo '4199 at Morton Pinkney 17.5.1937'

Makes sense dates wise, but the way the sun is reflecting on the boiler suggests the picture might have been taken late in the afternoon or evening. The train would be facing roughly north east so the sun was most likely west or north west. It looks…

on Friday

Dick replied to Robin Cullup's discussion 'Ironstone from Blisworth'

I always thought but am probably wrong that ironore from the Blisworth area went out via the exchange sidings at Blisworth and not for any distance along the SMJ. The Byfield iron ore went out two ways. Some was collected from Byfield quarry exchang…

on Friday

Robin Cullup replied to Robin Cullup's discussion 'Ironstone from Blisworth'

Thanks for this, Adrian. I know that the ironstone traffic from Irthlingborough - on the LNW Blisworth - Peterborough line - went to S Wales via Bletchley, Bicester and Yarnton, but this ironstone came from the underground mines (not quarries) at Ir…

on Friday

adrian vaughan replied to Robin Cullup's discussion 'Ironstone from Blisworth'

The ironstone trains arriving on the 'LNWR Loop' at Yarnton Jc were known to the Oxford (GW) men as 'the Irthlinboro's'. The LNWR LOOP was the April 1854 double track main line of the Worcester - Euston run which was abandoned as a passenger line on…

on Friday

adrian vaughan replied to Robin Cullup's discussion 'Ironstone from Blisworth'

During the two great wars some ironstone trains went up the LNWR main line to Bletchley and then took a right onto the Oxford line and then at what the LNWR/LMS called 'Oxford Road Junction' (That box was re-named 'Banbury Road Jc' when a new box wa…

on Friday

A discussion started by Robin Cullup was featured

Ironstone from Blisworth

Does anyone know how the ironstone was worked from Blisworth on its way to South Wales? Some of the output went to Frodingham via Northampton, Mkt Harborough, Melton Mowbray etc but both Jordan and Tonks record that some went to South Wales during t…

on Friday

A photo by Andy Thompson was featured

4199 at Morton Pinkney 17.5.1937

on Friday