‘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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Blisworth - Towcester ETS working
Electric train staff equipment had been brought into use between Blisworth and Towcester by 9 August 1910 (date of SMJR minute 451 (TNA file RAIL 674/3)) and presumably the new signal box at Blisworth appeared at the same time. In that this was so…Continue
Started by Richard Maund on Saturday.
Blisworth 1920
SMJ board minute 1474 of 13 April 1921 (TNA file RAIL 674/4) approved that “the following expenditure be charged to Capital” for year 1920: “Blisworth: Signalling and alterations to Permanent Way, Improvements and additional signalling: £800”. In…Continue
Started by Richard Maund on Saturday.
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.
SMJ photos
31.6 Jan 11 Blakesley looking west
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Comment by Gary on August 17, 2009 at 21:33
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Changed a bit when I took this photo:
http://api.ning.com/files/gnu9fBvFRMWjZsVQqvpNQ6UY5NGnC1kqNNbEqiDNU...*Fle1g4A0mq-eoBnYQwX5/TrackbedlookingNorth.jpg_Taken around 1987-89...
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Comment by Peter Fleming on August 17, 2009 at 21:15
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Yes the signal is impressive.
I remember there was a very tall one (lower quadrant, LNWR I think) at Billing on the Northampton to Peterborough line.
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Comment by Dick Bodily on August 14, 2009 at 8:28
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Nice to see a picture showing the old ( Midland railway style?) Up Home signal which was incredibly tall. It remained in use right to the end, the other home and starter signals were all of a more modern design by the 60s. My dad was in a wartime troop train which was held up long enough at this signal for a man working in the field nearby to run to Dad's home and fetch my grandmother to speak to her son. The only taller signal it the locality was the Up line LNWR signal at Banbury Lane crossing on the WCML.
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Comment by Andy Thompson on August 13, 2009 at 21:12
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If you follow this link Peter to a video of mine, the self-same shot (only on video) is featured there
Andy
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Yes. It is back to back with the one featuring the station.
Peter
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This from the station road bridge?
Andy
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