‘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'
Gone but not forgotten: "the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth"
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Bridge sign 3 Replies
An East and West Junction and Stratford-On-Avon, Towcester and Midland Junction Railways bridge weight notice, cast iron, 16½"x11¾", the front repainted. As is usual, the company title has been altered to Stratford-On-Avon and Midland Junction…Continue
Started by Graham Ward. Last reply by Russ Firth Jun 1.
SMJ Postage stamps 1911 and 1924
A couple of items recently up for auction.GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY COMPANY AND STRATFORD-UPON-AVON & MIDLAND JUNCTION: 6…Continue
Started by Graham Ward May 21.
More building at Towcester 3 Replies
I hear there has been more building at the station site in Towcester.Anyone know what they've dug up?…Continue
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Started by Andy Thompson. Last reply by John Evans Apr 19.
Loco N° 5. 2-4-0T 1 Reply
Hi everybodyI’m building a OO gauge model of Fenny Compton and Clifford Sidings over here in Belgium.Quite a strange idea but so be it…In view of this I plan to transform a RTR Beatie Well Tank into SMJR N° 5 the 2-4-0T and use some etchings for the…Continue
Started by Jack Freuville. Last reply by Simon Dunkley Mar 17.
SMJ photos
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Preservation - What if....Idly thinking away following the line tour the other day and reading about the revival of the S&D that seems to be coming on in leaps a… Started by GaryLatest Reply |
Change of e-mail addressI have changed to a new e-mail address, can the moderator advise myself & fellow members of the procedure to enable this to be undertak… Started by Ian ScottLatest Reply |
South Wales TrafficI was browsing through some very old notebooks. One included a Sunday visit to Newport Ebbw Junction loco shed in February 1962. Amonst… Started by Peter FlemingLatest Reply |
Steam Tube Video with SMJ connectionsCheck out this video on Steam Tube gents! http://steamtube.ning.com/video/last-days-of-great-central-1 Andy Started by Andy ThompsonLatest Reply |
Single Fairlie gents?Comment by Colin Franklin on December 8, 2010 at 5:16pm There is an interesting photo of the Double Fairlie that was purchased from the Y… Started by Andy ThompsonLatest Reply |
Blisworth Mail Catching ApparatusDoes anyone know where the "mailbag catching apparatus" was installed, before WWII, near Blisworth Station to serve the up and down express… Started by Tony MarshLatest Reply |
Large Scale Map of Blisworth StationHello All.Map 4 of a sequence of maps beginning athttp://www.blisworth.org.uk/images/Railways/Station%20Maps/01-southend.htmshows the fairl… Started by Tony MarshLatest Reply |
"Automatic" points?This is a question for anyone. On two of the railway wagon tracks that lead to the canal from mines rather than the SMJ line or the main l… Started by Tony MarshLatest Reply |
SMJ number-takers bookWhile back in the UK earlier this month, I found a couple of old items from the SMJ in my attic. One was a British Railways Rule Book. It i… Started by John EvansLatest Reply |
Memories discovered in an old Wordpress blogBelow are some memories people have left of the SMJ, have you any? Do you want to comment on one of the entries below? Click on ‘Comments’… Started by Andy ThompsonLatest Reply |
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