‘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'm looking for info and photos of US locos on the SMJR going to Kineton depot like the one attached

 

 

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Jack

The only mention of a US 2-8-0 S160 on SMJR metals that I've come across came to me via Rex Partridge. He used to know many retired Woodford (2F) footplatemen, most of whom have long passed on, and one told him of taking a S160 that was being used on the GC main line from Woodford onto 'the Nibble' (SMJ) but only as far as Byfield on 'The Round the World' pick up goods. It happened sometime during the 1940's and possibly only ever happened the once. The usual motive power for this working would have been a J11 'Pom Pom' or perhaps later a L1 tank but all sorts of unusual classes turned up occasionally, (see the Locomotives seen on SMJ Metals page via the Pages of History link at the top of this page, most of the information about this working has come to me via Rex).
I've never heard of S160s going to Kineton. Do you know where your attached picture was taken?

Dick
Dick

The info have is that this train was photographed on 24 July 1943 at Harbury cutting en route to Kineton depot

Jack
Jack

Presumably reversing the train and working tender first to Kineton at Fenny Compton?

Dick

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