‘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

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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Single Fairlie gents?

Comment by Colin Franklin on December 8, 2010 at 5:16pm There is an interesting photo of the Double Fairlie that was purchased from the Y…

Started by Andy Thompson

2 Dec 29, 2010
Reply by Andy Thompson

South Wales Traffic

I was browsing through some very old notebooks.   One included a Sunday visit to Newport Ebbw Junction loco shed in February 1962.   Amonst…

Started by Peter Fleming

3 Dec 23, 2010
Reply by Dick Bodily

SMJ nicknames

After I'd posted myt comment on 'Slow, Moulding and Jolting', I saw the other entries and realised that local people had got other names fo…

Started by adrian vaughan

26 Dec 19, 2010
Reply by Gary

Surviving locos seen on the SMJR

As suggested by Dick, time for a new discussion on how many of the locos documented on SMJR metals be they "copped" or actually photographe…

Started by Gary

18 Dec 17, 2010
Reply by Gary

SMJ number-takers book

While back in the UK earlier this month, I found a couple of old items from the SMJ in my attic. One was a British Railways Rule Book. It i…

Started by John Evans

5 Dec 14, 2010
Reply by John Evans

Steam Tube Video with SMJ connections

Check out this video on Steam Tube gents!   http://steamtube.ning.com/video/last-days-of-great-central-1     Andy

Started by Andy Thompson

0 Dec 14, 2010

Blisworth Mail Catching Apparatus

Does anyone know where the "mailbag catching apparatus" was installed, before WWII, near Blisworth Station to serve the up and down express…

Started by Tony Marsh

2 Dec 6, 2010
Reply by Tony Marsh

Large Scale Map of Blisworth Station

Hello All.Map 4 of a sequence of maps beginning athttp://www.blisworth.org.uk/images/Railways/Station%20Maps/01-southend.htmshows the fairl…

Started by Tony Marsh

2 Dec 4, 2010
Reply by Tony Marsh

"Automatic" points?

This is a question for anyone.  On two of the railway wagon tracks that lead to the canal from mines rather than the SMJ line or the main l…

Started by Tony Marsh

8 Nov 22, 2010
Reply by George Coles

BBC recording of Ex SMJ staff

I have in my old record collection an LP called "Railways Remembered - An Excursion into the past". I've always known there was an intervie…

Started by Jim Goodman

3 Nov 1, 2010
Reply by Peter S Lewis

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