‘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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Farthinghoe station was primarily a station on the Buckinghamshire Railway and was opened for passenger traffic for trains from Bletchley to Banbury. Cockley Brake near Farthinghoe was originally the junction with the then Northampton + Banbury Junction Railway (N+BJR) and the LNWR.
The Northampton + Banbury Junction Railway, Towcester to Cockley Brake section had two stations, Wappenham and Helmdon, both of which were opened to goods traffic in August of 1871. On completion and ironically, the N&B.J.R. reached neither Northampton at one end nor Banbury at the other under it's own powers.

Passenger numbers on the former N+BJR, former SMJ fell and talk of closures filled the air. July 1951 saw the withdrawal of the Blisworth and Banbury passenger service. The Buckingham and Banbury line was wound down from 1961. Passenger trains between Buckingham and Verney Junction hung on until September 1964 and freight until June 1966.
Although a station on the original Northampton + Banbury Junction Railway there is a big gap in my knowledge, anyone with some more info please feel free to add it
Click here for a little more info
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Does anyone know if N&B/SMJ trains stopped here. on their way to/from Banbury during the independant years?
Si

Have a look at LNWR Timetable 1908 in the 'Documents' album of the 'Photos' section. It looks as if they did then. In the very early days (1888 timetable) the up trains could only pick up passengers and the down ones set them down, presumably this was so that people wishing to travel between Banbury and Farthinghoe or vice versa had to use the LNWR's own Banbury - Bletchley line trains, by 1894 there seems to have been no such restriction. Details from timetables on pages 37 - 8 of 'The Northampton & Banbury Railway' by Stanley C Jenkins

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