‘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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Loco N° 5. 2-4-0T 1 Reply

Hi everybodyI’m building a OO gauge model of Fenny Compton and Clifford Sidings over here in Belgium.Quite a strange idea but so be it…In view of this I plan to transform a RTR Beatie Well Tank into SMJR N° 5 the 2-4-0T and use some etchings for the…Continue

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SMJ seats at York Museum ? 1 Reply

I took my grandson to the National Railway Museum on Dec. 30th and noticed two bench seats, of the type found on station platforms until traditional stations were replaced with bus-shelters. Both bear the title " STRATFORD " - I'll try and upload…Continue

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Trains heading left for Towcester are restricted to 20 mph, but there are no trains, because this is July 1967 and the SMJ has long disappeared. The Northampton-Bedford line itself was being lifted at this time, hence a lunchtime trip to Ravenstone to take both photos and a very large souvenir (the signal box sign).

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Comment by Andy Thompson on June 16, 2011 at 9:19
I've been here this year and this too looks a different place. Andy
Comment by John Evans on May 27, 2011 at 18:42
Yes - in the UK in storage.
Comment by Jim Goodman on May 27, 2011 at 16:41

Very interesting set of photos. Do you really have the "Ravenstone Wood" signal box sign?

 

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