‘The Stratford Upon Avon & Midland Junction Railway’ (or S.M.J.) was a small independent railway company which ran a line across the empty, untouched centre of England. It visited the counties of Northamptonshire, Warwickshire, Oxfordshire and a little of Buckinghamshire, only existing as the SMJ from 1909 to 1923. In 1923 the S.M.J.became a minor arm of the London Midland and Scottish (L.M.S.), then in 1948 'British Railways'

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EWJR Portland Cement Wagon 11 Replies

Hello All,I found this item on ebay, although it's a model, what I'd like to know is, was it actually based on the real thing? As you can see it has the initials EWJR and return empty to Ettington, which all fits in with the real world.It was listed…Continue

Started by Jim Goodman. Last reply by Mark Reader Jun 11.

The Roade Connection 2 Replies

There seem to be several big questions about the SMJ.Tiffield station: did it exist, for how long and where exactly was it?Why build stations at Salcey Forest and Stoke Bruerne, and why such substantial buildings?But the biggest one seems to be the…Continue

Started by peter fleming. Last reply by Richard Denny May 19.

Stored coaches 3 Replies

This query arises from a discussion on another site (Disused Railway and Stations around Northamptonshire).There has been recent reference to coaches stored on the SMJ and a statement in Bylines March 12th issue that there were over three hundred…Continue

Started by Alan Brant. Last reply by Alan Brant Apr 30.

Way in

Hi thereI hope you are all in good health.A question about passenger access to stations such as Fenny Compton.Apparently, these station buildings had no entrance doors and access was only from the platform side.I imagine passengers would come up…Continue

Started by Jack Freuville Mar 29.

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Station Totems / running in boards I look at the adverts for the railwayana auction houses and see various stations represented in totem form and I was wondering, how many of… Started by GaryLatest Reply
Article in the Meccano Magazine (Aug 1956) describing the SMJR Railtour Started by Robin CullupLatest Reply
Charity Railway trips over unusual track Colleagues, Apologies for a 'hefty' post that is not SMJ related but is for charity and surely of interest to any railway enthusiast! Some… Started by Dave HaywardLatest Reply
Memories As a child, back in the 1950's, I constantly visited the SMJ Old Town Station in Stratford on Avon. A friend of mine's father was a fireman… Started by Phil StreetLatest Reply
Byfield Ironstone sidings The July issue of Railway Bylines has a very nice article on the early days of the above sidings, by Barry Taylor. It is interesting to rea… Started by Simon DunkleyLatest Reply
Woodford 50th Anniversary To mark the closure of Woodford 50 years ago the Great Central Railway are planning some sort of mini-gala on the weekend of 14th and 15th… Started by Dick BodilyLatest Reply
Helmdon Folks, Please accept my apologies if I'm stepping out of line with this, but just recently we have formed the Helmdon and District Heritag… Started by Paul DenisonLatest Reply
Have a look at my Blogpost re this Saturday Have a look at the blog regarding an 'exciting opportunity' on the SMJ this Saturday. Regards Dave HAyward Started by Dave HaywardLatest Reply
Bridge at Fenny Compton Gentlemen While bridges appear to be a popular dicussion point how about the two attached images? They came to my collection with a heap of… Started by John JenningsLatest Reply
Alterations at Fenny Compton 1956 onwards I recently acquired a bundle of railway related papers, amongst which is a1955-6 BTC application to Parliament for various powers to constr… Started by Barry TaylorLatest Reply

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