‘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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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 19 hours ago.
Bridge sign
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 on Tuesday.
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
Cutting just after bridge No 120
There was a two-and-a-quarter mile post here. The base of the cutting was quite marshy.Cows roamed in the cutting. Bridge 122 is in the far distance. (March 19 1966).
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Comment by Dick Bodily on September 10, 2012 at 10:03
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According to 'Mysterious Northamptonshire' by Daniel Codd this section of line is haunted by a ghost train!!! A man allegedly 'recently' got out of his car to relieve himself near the Silverstone Road bridge when he saw a train's headlight coming towards him along the trackless formation. I think that if he saw anything at all, it might well have been ball lightning (St Elmo's Fire), a rarely encountered natural phenomenon, which I once observed and I can vouch for it's scariness!
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