‘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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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.

North End and Warwick Road stations? 57 Replies

Some time ago we ahd an interesting and lively discussion on the mystery station at Tiffield, which added quite a lot to our collective knowledge.I've recently been looking closely at two of the other mystery stations- at North End (sometimes…Continue

Started by Barry Taylor. Last reply by Richard Maund Jan 27.

1873 timetable 4 Replies

Page 12 of Arthur Jordan's book features a full page reproduction of the E&WJ public timetable handbill for August 1873. Does anyone know where the original of that handbill is preserved?Incidentally, the timetable itself formed the basis of…Continue

Started by Richard Maund. Last reply by Barry Taylor Jan 25.

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I have just discovered a short reference in A E Grigg's "Bletchley - Town of Trains" to the fact that during LMS days there were Saturday Northampton Town football specials that ran from Banbury (Merton Street) to Northampton when the Cobblers had a home match. What's strange is that Bletchley provided train, engine and crew for these workings.

Does any one have any further details?

 Previous to this I  thought that only Northampton, Stratford upon Avon, Bedford and Woodford crews manned SMJ workings. 

Dick

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During the B.R. era of the S.M.J.R. Banbury men worked over the line with iron ore trains.Working through the Fenny Compton-Stratford section to be relieved at Gloucester.Once the line closed the workings continued via Hatton West thence to Stratford.This information was given to me by a friend who was a fireman at Banbury

Alwyn.

Cheers Alwyn,

I'd forgot about those workings, does your friend know if any loco types that are not on the SMJ list (Hymeks for instance) were ever used on them?

Dick

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