‘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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Binton station plans 2 Replies
Hi!I recently discovered this article on Binton station building in the now long defunct magazine ‘Model Railways’ from 1976. It includes a full plan which might encourage someone to model this simple station.Does anyone have access to, or know of a…Continue
Started by Martin Bromage. Last reply by Martin Bromage May 8.
Black & White photos of the SMJ 1 Reply
HelloMy name is Mick Baker and i have recently joined your society.A friend of mine Nigel Hadlow, has taken several thousand black & white photosof railways around the country.With a little help from me with my limited computer skills, i have…Continue
Started by Mick Baker. Last reply by Peter S Lewis Mar 29.
Station Masters
Stationmasters_Revised_January_2022.xlsxChris Hillyard on the Facebook Group "Railways Of Northamptonshire and…Continue
Started by Graham Ward Feb 7.
Does this show the Scratter at Roade? 4 Replies
A very short clip of a cricket match at Roade. A goods train passes. Could it be on the SMJR?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnPSvt-NEeIContinue
Started by Ron Johnson. Last reply by Chris Hillyard RVM Jan 21.
SMJ photos
SMJ Stations & Structures in the Sixties
This album contains a mixed bag of photos taken between 1963 and 1966. They are in sequence from east to west starting with Blisworth and ending with Stratford-on-Avon and Banbury Merton Street. Some other station and structure photos from this period are already on the site so I have not repeated them here. Again, most of these photos were taken in winter, hence the lighting is not very good. However, some of the ones taken in summer aren’t much better, the only difference being that there are leaves on the trees! It seems to me now looking back 45 years later that the weather in the Sixties was pretty dire.......
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Comment by John Evans on November 21, 2011 at 0:18
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Great set of interesting pictures - thanks for posting them.
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