‘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
Started by Richard Maund on Saturday.
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
Easton Neston 2008
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Comment by Stephen on November 7, 2012 at 11:44
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I think that this is a brick kiln.
Judging by the circular nature and the brick arches etc.
Great photo
Stephen Robbins
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Comment by NIGEL on November 6, 2012 at 20:01
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Note to self.......must visit this site soon.
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Comment by Andy Thompson on July 14, 2009 at 15:40
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Its fairly open Gary I'm crap at going in where I shouldn't and I went in! Fishermen use the flooded quarry pit so you might find peopel around. It full of stuff and lumps and bumps!
Andy
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Comment by Gary on July 14, 2009 at 14:17
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I will try to have a nose around. I love the exploring nature of old railways...
Is it open access or do you have a POC for permission?
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Next time you are in the Towcester area, thge whole Easton Neston Quarry site is worth a look. There is a lot of the Llyods sidings still to see, the pit at Russia pit is now a lake and scattered all around are variuos buildings in various states of decay (such as this one). As to its original purpsoe - dunno!
Andy
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Any idea as to what this is/was Andy?
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