‘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
Started by Richard Maund on Saturday.
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.
SMJ photos
Does this cut of the 1899 map...
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Comment by Andy Thompson on January 3, 2011 at 18:35
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"Towcester - Blisworth Tramway bridge Overline bridge 1A 0 58" is what our bridge download says
Andy
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Anyone got any further ideas about bridge 1A? Andy
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OK John. We look forward to seeing the images. My brother lives in Towcester, that's my only connection!
Andy
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Comment by John Evans on November 4, 2010 at 18:23
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Andy
I have a place in Yorkshire, but my daughter lives in Towcester. I often stay with her. Not that close to Devon, but better than Pasadena! I should get over to the UK early next year so I'll get all my SMJ stuff together and bring it over here. I've added quite a few railway pictures (not SMJ) on my flickr site (www.flickr.com/photos/the-evanses) and I am about to put a few Barry scrapyard pictures up.
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Dick
I just wanted to zoom in on the Gayton bit but a trip down to Cockley Brake would be fab!!
Andy
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Comment by Dick Bodily on November 3, 2010 at 20:19
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Andy
I can't do higher res as I have a poor quality scanner. What other bits do you want, the SMJ is shown from near Eydon eastwards to bothe Ravenstone and Blissie. The N&B to a point just short of Cockley Brake?
Dick
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Nice map Dick thanks! Can you scan a bit more and in a higher rez and send it to me?
Andy
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Andy
Found this 1950 major revision, updated 1961, OS 1'' of the Blisworth area, which shows where the ironstone line was in 1950. No sign of bridges 1A or 2 by this time, just 3 can be seen. I think the working was extended later on nearer to the old A43, I can remember coming up the hill towards Rectory Farm in the 60s and seeing the top of jib of a giant digger showing above a low hillside just north of this road.
Dick
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Go to http://thesmjr.ning.com/page/gayton-wood-farmmining-the for my thoughts on the subject
Andy
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I'm just writing a short piece now Dick. I'll put it up to be knocked down - but at least we may get to the bottom of it that way!
Andy
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