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The East & West Junction railway (E&W) proposed a new line from a junction with the Northampton & Banbury Junction Railway at Greens Norton to Stratford Upon Avon. In 1864 Lady Palmerson came and cut the first sod. The E&W became a part of the  SMJ in January 1st, 1909.

 

Blakesley

Morton Pinkney

Woodford Halse

Byfield

Fenny Compton

BurtonDassett/Edgehill Light

Kineton

Ettington

Stratford Upon Avon

Binton

Bidford

Broom


In 1872, The Evesham, Reditch and Stratford railway opened to Stratford from Broom Junction completing the SMJ's the link to the
lines most western out-post. passenger service stopped in 1947.





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Comment by Andy Thompson on January 20, 2010 at 19:31
Richard
I know this site (I think the bloke is called Andy) It's good, thanks for the heads up!

Andy
Comment by Richard Hopkins on January 20, 2010 at 15:47
Broom Station 1980’s

I recently came across this interesting website which includes some nice pictures of the Broom station site taken in the 1980’s.

http://www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk/reader_galleries_02.php

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