‘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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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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SMJ photos
Byfield Ironstone Co Locomotive
Image taken circa 1961. Almost certainly out of use and parked just outside the shed. Bagnall 2654/42 "Cherwell" The importance of the Northamptonshire ironstone for the war effort can be judged by the fact that this loco was authorised to be built in 1942 when all such orders were subject to review by the authorities and only passed on merit for use in the war effort. The total production of Byfield iron ore was shipped via the ex SMJ line.
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Comment by Andy Thompson on November 10, 2012 at 10:25
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John
Sorry I didnt have time to add the images - busy, busy!
Andy
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Comment by John Jennings on November 7, 2012 at 20:02
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I was reluctant to post this image because I have to admit that I have lost the records of the day. I cannot accurately date it except to say that it was 1961 possibley March / April. I have good reason to be sure that it was not a Sunday but may have been a Saturday or during Easter. The other loco was locked in the shed. I recall that I examined the tyres of the driving wheels and they were fairly rusty indicating that the loco had been in that spot for some time. Sorry that I cannot give any further useful info.
John
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Could this photograph have been taken on a sunday ?
Where was the Avonside ?
It's winter time as the driver is using tarps and sacking to prevent the wind from blowing into the cab when up in the pit as it was somewhat exposed and having to wait for the 43rb to load the tipplers could be a cold experience.
Stephen Robbins
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