‘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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More building at Towcester 2 Replies

I hear there has been more building at the station site in Towcester.Anyone know what they've dug up?…Continue

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Broom History Group Event 9th November 2024

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Misunderstanding Easton Neston 2 Replies

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Loco N° 5. 2-4-0T

Hi everybodyI’m building a OO gauge model of Fenny Compton and Clifford Sidings over here in Belgium.Quite a strange idea but so be it…In view of this I plan to transform a RTR Beatie Well Tank into SMJR N° 5 the 2-4-0T and use some etchings for the…Continue

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A small area of ballast still remains very near to where Bridge 12 was at Towcester. Note the piece of ironwork, similar examples of which are to be seen on the SMJ system.

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Comment by Gary on January 14, 2016 at 21:30
The ironwork, according to the notes from when we did the "tour" in 2011, would be a fire bar.
I don't think we explored the area around B12.
Comment by NIGEL on January 2, 2016 at 15:52
Andy, good to hear from you. I can easily show you next time you are in Towcester where this old ballast patch is.
Comment by Andy Thompson on January 2, 2016 at 14:32

Where is this Nigel? Andy

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