‘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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SMJ Forum
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 6 hours ago.
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 6 hours ago.
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
FOWLER 4F 4235 at ETTINGTON STATION.
Built Derby 1926 lot no.29 (4217-4287) four figure numbers so photo is pre-1948. Road bridge in background and station buildings on right hand side. Can anyone put names to faces?
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Comment by NIGEL on April 15, 2015 at 19:23
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Looks like there is even the same sign on the stand alone post indicating the Gents where the toilet block would be.
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I think you are right Barry. If you look at smje82 on the Warwickshire Railways website for Ettington Station, you can see the 4th ridge tile is missing on the station building roof. Also the oil lamps are a very similar pattern.
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Comment by Barry Taylor on April 15, 2015 at 17:44
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I'd favour Ettington
Morton Pinkney had wooden fencing along the down platform and not post & wire as shown here.
The telegraph pole is also just in the right place for Ettington. I think that the mark on the platform edge just below the telegraph pole is the step up from the planked foot crossing - the signalbox would be just out of view to the left.
Also there would be big conifers in the background at M.P -unless they are just obscured by the loco
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Comment by Dick Bodily on April 14, 2015 at 13:55
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Looks like it might be Morton Pinkney if its definitely SMJ.
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