‘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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SMJ Forum
EWJR Portland Cement Wagon 11 Replies
Hello All,I found this item on ebay, although it's a model, what I'd like to know is, was it actually based on the real thing? As you can see it has the initials EWJR and return empty to Ettington, which all fits in with the real world.It was listed…Continue
Started by Jim Goodman. Last reply by Mark Reader Jun 11.
The Roade Connection 2 Replies
There seem to be several big questions about the SMJ.Tiffield station: did it exist, for how long and where exactly was it?Why build stations at Salcey Forest and Stoke Bruerne, and why such substantial buildings?But the biggest one seems to be the…Continue
Started by peter fleming. Last reply by Richard Denny May 19.
Stored coaches 3 Replies
This query arises from a discussion on another site (Disused Railway and Stations around Northamptonshire).There has been recent reference to coaches stored on the SMJ and a statement in Bylines March 12th issue that there were over three hundred…Continue
Started by Alan Brant. Last reply by Alan Brant Apr 30.
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Forum Discussions (329)
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Fenny Compton Goods shedHello Some time ago I posted a question concerning the goods shed at Fenny Compton as indicated in the book Track Layout diagrams of the Gr… Started by Jack Freuville |
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Jan 8, 2019 Reply by Simon Dunkley |
E&W JR first trainHello Does someone have a copy of the picture of the first train running on the East and West Junction Railway as stated in J Dunn’s book T… Started by Jack Freuville |
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Jan 7, 2019 Reply by Simon Dunkley |
The SMJR Great War Roll of HonourMany of you will be aware that in common with all other railway companies the SMJR lost many of its employees for all or part of the Great… Started by John Jennings |
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Dec 21, 2018 Reply by Barry Taylor |
u-tube videos that might be of interestThis shows a local historian exploring Byfield, about 25 - 30 mins into it he looks at the site of Byfield station https://www.youtube.com/… Started by Dick Bodily |
0 | Dec 15, 2018 |
NEW BOOK ON THE SMJ - AVAILABLE SHORTLYHi all I'm pleased to announce that the first volume of my history of the SMJ should be available in the near future - details are as follo… Started by Barry Taylor |
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Dec 1, 2018 Reply by John Evans |
John JenningsFollowing the sad loss of John Jennings, a stalwart of the SMJ and our society, Mike Musson set up a page on his site. The whole sit is w… Started by Andy Thompson |
0 | Nov 28, 2018 |
Warley PosterInteresting to see Broom Junction layout photo on posters and adverts for the Warley Model Railway Show this weekend. Started by Dick Bodily |
0 | Nov 21, 2018 |
Malcolm RanieriSad to report the untimely death last week of SMJ Society member Malcolm Ranieri. Malcolm was well known for his excellent steam train phot… Started by Dick Bodily |
0 | Oct 19, 2018 |
Salvaged track boltsDoes any know if the bridges were numbered? Similar to how the canals number thier's. Because a few weeks ago I was magnet fishing under th… Started by John Godwin |
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Sep 28, 2018 Reply by Dick Bodily |
Proposed conversion of numbers 5 and 6.According to Dunn, the problems with the two BP tanks ns 5 and 6 running backwards were twice addressed with the idea of converting them to… Started by Simon Dunkley |
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