‘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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Blisworth - Towcester ETS working
Electric train staff equipment had been brought into use between Blisworth and Towcester by 9 August 1910 (date of SMJR minute 451 (TNA file RAIL 674/3)) and presumably the new signal box at Blisworth appeared at the same time. In that this was so…Continue
Started by Richard Maund Apr 20.
Blisworth 1920
SMJ board minute 1474 of 13 April 1921 (TNA file RAIL 674/4) approved that “the following expenditure be charged to Capital” for year 1920: “Blisworth: Signalling and alterations to Permanent Way, Improvements and additional signalling: £800”. In…Continue
Started by Richard Maund Apr 20.
Evesham Redditch & Stratford-upon-Avon Junction Railway 8 Replies
Did this railway (as opposed to the East & West Junction Railway) go into receivership - if so, when. And when did it come out of receivership?Continue
Started by Richard Maund. Last reply by Richard Maund Feb 11.
Bidford-on-Avon 5 Replies
Shall we bring this discussion under the proper heading!So far as the OS plan surveyed 1885, published 1886, is concerned: the OS liked - wherever they could - to have text running parallel to the top and bottom borders. When they came to add the…Continue
Started by Richard Maund. Last reply by Richard Maund Feb 10.
SMJ photos
Banana Specials and Race Day Excursions.
Also in which year did the Race Day Excursions last run? - the races were on Easter Monday each year. In one of Dr Ian Allen's photographic albums there is a photograph of a locomotive - I think a "3F" - with "British Railways" written in full on the tender, so this gives a date of certainly 1948, but probably 1949 or later, so this is the first clue.
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So far as Towcester Races are concerned Easter Monday was for many years the traditional date. It is a steeplechase course and until comparatively recently Lord Hesketh, the then owner, only opened the course for racing on this day (and in latter years Boxing Day). The last passenger services over the SMJ were withdrawn as from Saturday 5th April 1952 and that year Easter Monday was on 14th April. This leads one to suppose that the once-heavy Easter Monday traffic was no longer expected at Towcester by the time of the ending of passenger services.
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