‘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
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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
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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.
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Bridge No 37A
With the structure and plates removed, we surmised this was No 37 - but it was actually 37A. April 4 1966. It seems hard to believe that the SMJ was here first and the GC burrowed under it.
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Comment by les gee on November 24, 2012 at 20:56
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Excellent pictures on the "Transport Archive" of the bridge being built with the SMJ line in place.
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Comment by John Evans on November 12, 2012 at 22:53
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Thanks for the correction Greg. I kinda realized something was wrong as the bridge was obviously built after the SMJ was complete, so could not have had a sequential number. I'll make a change.
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Hi John,
This is bridge No. 37A. Bridge 37 (Preston Road) was the underline bridge approx. 50 chains back towards Moreton Pinkney, that was removed at some point during 1965.
Cheers,
Greg
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