‘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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SMJ Forum
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 on Saturday.
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 on Saturday.
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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Station Masters
Stationmasters_Revised_January_2022.xlsx
Chris Hillyard on the Facebook Group "Railways Of Northamptonshire and Warwickshire" published the attached list of Stationmasters. He has confirmed he is happy for me to share this here.
During the long months of lockdown I began a research project into the former Stationmasters in the employ of the various railway company’s whose lines ran through Northamptonshire. Needless to say my research strayed into Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Warwickshire etc. I have recorded these on an excel spreadsheet which I have deposited in the files section. It is far from complete and actual dates of staff changeover are speculative in some cases, it also shows some contradictions which I cannot explain. The National Newspaper Archive was key in compiling this record, however, many other resources have been utilised. I hope some will find it of benefit in whatever elements of railways history sparks an interest. I intend to continue to fill the gaps, however, I also intend to get out more!
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