‘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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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

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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

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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.

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I'm afraid I can be of no help at all, since the best copy that I now have in my possession is the one on the front cover of "Lost Railways of Northamptonshire". I am not too certain of the provenance of this one either, since the cover was designed by Stenlakes the Publishers. However the same shot appears in Arthur Jordan's book on the SMJ attributed to "L.G.R.P/Real Photographs". The only suggestion that I can make is that perhaps "Old House (etc)" relates to Charles Bartholemew's nearby mansion at Blakesley Hall. Do you think it might be a board for displaying notices concerning Bartholemew's miniature railway, say "Old House Rly"?

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Permalink Reply by Dick Bodily on January 19, 2010 at 9:25
David

Thanks for your reply. I doubt if it was a noticeboard for the BMR as it would have been behind the screen wall for the gents toilet, strange though isn't it. The resolution of your picture is better than that in Jordan's book, it was from your picture I managed to make out the words 'Old' and 'House'. By the way I'm reading 'The Quiet Waters By' at present.

All the best

Dick

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