‘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

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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.

SMJ photos

My late Father's photographs

Dear All,

I have just posted the last of my late Father's SMJ photos on the site.

I have included a photo of an LNWR chair at Roade in the "Towcester to Olney, summer 1961" album.

I have included 2 photos of No.1000 arriving at Blisworth and a photo at Fenny Compton in the "27/5/61 railtour Midland Compound 1000" album.

I have posted a photo of the remains of Wappenham Station in the "Northampton & Banbury Junction Railway" album.

I have put 14 photos in the "Towcester Station c.1966" album.

Roger Coleman and Joe Rajczonek kindly included several of my Father's photos in their books titled "Steaming into Northamptonshire" and "Railway images around Northamptonshire". If you have one of these titles, my Father's name was L W Roy (Leslie).

With regards,

Tim

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Permalink Reply by Jim Goodman on September 15, 2016 at 20:41

Many thanks for posting these and the previous pictures. Some interesting angles of Towcester station from the approach side, although rather sad to see the dilapidation. But still, great to see new photos!