‘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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Bridge sign 3 Replies
An East and West Junction and Stratford-On-Avon, Towcester and Midland Junction Railways bridge weight notice, cast iron, 16½"x11¾", the front repainted. As is usual, the company title has been altered to Stratford-On-Avon and Midland Junction…Continue
Started by Graham Ward. Last reply by Russ Firth on Sunday.
SMJ Bridge number for sale.
Stratford & Midland Junction Railway bridge number 42. This is a very rare bridge number, which hardly ever comes up for sale! 28cm x 20cm. It was from a cattle creep between Byfield & Morton Pinkney. £500. PayPal payment required and I can…Continue
Started by Russ Firth May 28.
SMJ Postage stamps 1911 and 1924
A couple of items recently up for auction.GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY COMPANY AND STRATFORD-UPON-AVON & MIDLAND JUNCTION: 6…Continue
Started by Graham Ward May 21.
More building at Towcester 3 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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Started by Andy Thompson. Last reply by John Evans Apr 19.
SMJ photos
Bridge 2
Remnants of piers from bridge 2 along side bridge 3
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Comment by Andy Thompson on November 1, 2010 at 16:50
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On the map below, below the O of Gayton where the tramway goes over bridge 2 crossing the SMJ, see it enter the field along-side the Gayton/Blisworth road and disappear under the bridge?
That field was quarried around 1900 and the temporary line originally connected the quarry to the railway at Wheldons sidings, being diverted/extended under the Gayton/Blisworth road to the Gayton Farm quarry site
and eventually down to Richard Thomas's sidings a few chains along towards Blisworth
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Bridge 2 (Tramway bridge) took a tramway from Gayton Wood farm to an exchange siding which fed the private sidings which ran down to a north facing chord on the mainline.
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