‘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'
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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 on Wednesday.
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
Dukedog on railtour at Stratford SMJ
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Comment by Gary on September 14, 2009 at 6:44
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Yes Adrian,
Blisworth had two separate stations. The SMJR one was separate from the LNWR/LMS one and trains going to Northampton from the SMJR had quite a shunt to cross the WCML to get to the Northampton line.
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Comment by adrian vaughan on September 13, 2009 at 19:19
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No - difficult one. It ain't Kineton because the name board on the signal box is wrong. Kineton we do have and the letters are quite large. It was a short name and they seem to have gone for larger letters in the instance. The unidentified place has a signal box nameboard with smaller letters and more of them.
I'm scanning all I have on your railway and I will post them one by one. I'm doing Blisworth SMJ platforms in April 1950 at the moment. I take it I am correct in believing that there was a separate, double track line between platforms for SMJ at Blisworth?
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Adrian,
The layout of the track rules out the Ettington.
Blakesley was on a curve and the pictures seem to show a straight staion.
Kineton does seem to be the most likely as the layout is close to that pictured and the station is one of the few that seem to be near civilisation.
Sorry not much help is it?
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I hazard the guess that the widely spaced platforms is because there used to be more tracks between them. Diminishing traffic permitted the railway to take some 'Middle Sidings' out??
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The photographer's note say April 24th 1955??
Has anyone a suggestion for the station where the 75xxx was photo'd. The Signal Box name is quite unreadable but it it a fairly long name. Blakesley or Ettington but not a two-word name.
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The space between th running lines in the platforms at Stratford was remarkably large and certainly "non-standard" isn't it? DOes anyone know why the platforms were so far apart?
This one is date-able... GWR Dukedog 4-4-0 No.9015 (with 4 on) on the REC "South Midlander" railtour 24 March 55.
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