‘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.
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SMJR Bridge 1a
Anyone know exactly what the purpose of this bridge was? It crosses a stream north of the SMJ embankment and seems to have been on the same level as the SMJ track.
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Comment by Dick Bodily on February 23, 2013 at 11:51
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What with all the recent interesting correspondence from Nigel, Barry and others about Blisworth Ironstone Sidings, I've featured this picture and one of the possible ground frame base so that they are easy for anyone to have a look at via the 'All Photos' link. For even further confusion I'm fairly certain that this is the bridge that Tonks shows (Page 37 Vol3) as being a bridge over the Standard gauge Gayton Quarry to LNWR line which had chutes for loading wagons. I think that he was confusing this bridge with Bridge 2 which was used for loading wagons. I don't that think Bridge 1a ever crossed the Standard gauge quarry line.
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Comment by Andy Thompson on March 26, 2011 at 14:10
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All we know is that is bridge 1a. If anyone has any further info, we love to hear it.
Andy
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