‘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
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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.
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Comment by les gee on May 6, 2013 at 22:05
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Yes its the first bridge after Cockley Brake going towards Helmdon,the sign post is for Greatworth. The photo is dated mid sixty's
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Comment by Jim Goodman on May 6, 2013 at 21:24
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I think the road sign points to Helmdon. Is it on the N&BJ line just out of Cockley Brake Junction? Some of us walked from that bridge up to the junction a couple of years ago, the parapets have been completely removed. Good photo, I've never seen one of that bridge.
Jim.
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i hadnt thought about that fact Jim,its not the bridge at Eydon though. You can just see a road sign,so its on a T juction
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I think there are only about 10 rail over bridges on the SMJ - but my first guess would be the bridge over the road to the north-east of Eydon.
Jim.
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I forgot to put a title to that photo,anybody hazard a guess to which bridge this might be ? No prizes though.
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