‘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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2F WDs working to Bristol
In the 1950s/60s we had a regular working of a 2F Woodford Halse WD to Bristol. I was always intrigued by how they got there. Does anybody know if that was via the SMJR please?Continue
Started by Bob Bishop on Friday.
Talk to Welford Local History Society
I live in Welford on Avon which now incorporates the former Binton Station with its recent housing development.The local history society is currently planning its 2022/23 programme of events and talks and would be keen to include a talk on the…Continue
Started by John Read Oct 8.
Broom Junction station site for sale 2 Replies
Great opportunity for an SMJ enthusiast perhaps. I'm not sure what you could actually do with this site though!…Continue
Started by Simon Stevens. Last reply by Simon Stevens Oct 4.
Salvaged track bolts 2 Replies
Does 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 the if I bridge behind the bellebaulk housing estate in Towcester and pulled out a number of chair bolts and I…Continue
Started by John Godwin. Last reply by Russ Firth Oct 3.
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I went on 'The Wandering 1500 Tour' - Bob Hodson 1 Comment
The Wandering 1500 Railtour traversed the SMJ from Blisworth to Stratford upon Avon on Saturday 5th October 1963. It was, I believe, the last passenger train to pass through Towcester - but I'l… View »
S&MJR Model Railway Layouts 6 Comments
As model railway clubs and enthusiasts often dismantle layouts in order to produce new projects there is no guarantee that all of these layouts are still in existance Broom Junction (O gauge) Warley… View »
Extracts from Blakesley Signalbox registers (kindly supplied by Robin Cullup) 2 Comments
Robin Cullup has kindly allowed me to put these extracts from a Blakesley Signalbox register, which came into the possession of himself from the late Ian Lyman, onto this webpage. The ori… View »
Visits to Towcester Station in its last days remembered by Graham Campion 1 Comment
Northampton's 44524 seen at Towcester during the early '60s Just noticed that it will be fifty years on 3rd February 2014 since the Woodford West-Blisworth Ironstone Mine section c… View »
The Blakesley Miniature Railway 1 Comment
NB. The Blakesley Hall site is completely private land and there is no public access at all so please don't trespass. This pioneering 15” gauge line, which was never officially known in its time as… View »
How the SMJR was linked to Gayton and Blisworth Ironstone Quarries 2 Comments
This webpage is primarily concerned with how the Gayton and Blisworth quarries were linked to the SMJR system, but for reasons of clarity I have also described the nearby link to the LNWR (West Coast… View »
Rubio - from Towcester Station to Aintree Legend
When Foinavon won the Grand National back in 1967 at 100-1 my dad’s cousin, a ex-Woodford driver in the passenger links, had backed it at an earlier price of 500-1 simply because he had drawn it… View »
Firing the Steel Trains – ex-Woodford fireman Albert Fennell
Albert on the footplate of the Gresley N2 tank at Loughborough During the 1950’s previous to the closure of Stratford – Broom Junction of the SMJR, five trains each way ran nightly alon… View »
East & West Junction and SMJR liveries 3 Comments
East & West Junction Railway (revised with extra information fromSimon Dunkley) According to J M Dunn’s revised 1977 edition of The Stratford & Midland Junction Railway (Oakwo… View »
Ironstone links to the SMJR and LNWR at Gayton & Blisworth 4 Comments
I've drawn up this map with reference to Tonks' maps and also to evidence found when Andy & I visited the area in 2010. There were three main phases to the movement of ore by main line rail. Fir… View »
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