‘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'
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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
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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
SMJ junction at Stratford-upom-Avon
The caption sticker is missing from this picture, taken on July 17 1966 and I think it must be at Stratford. My memory is a blank - can anyone help?(Now we know it is the SMJ north spur to Old Town station seen from the Great Western line.) The line to Broom went just to the far side of those apartment blocks.
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Comment by Anthony W Hartley on October 19, 2016 at 15:58
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Taken from the Sanctus road bridge looking South. both sides are now built up, the road now is where the main track veers to the right. The road shown in the pic is now a side road (Sandfield road)
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Comment by John Evans on January 7, 2013 at 5:55
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Hi Barry
Thanks very much for clearing this up for me. I now know exactly the spot, although I still cannot remember taking the picture. Still, it was 46 years ago!
John
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This is definitely Stratford - view is from the Sanctus Road bridge looking along the GW line towards the old Racecourse platform. At that date I think that there was still just about a passenger service along there - I seem to remember going to Worcester that way around then. The SMJ spur off to the left to Old Town station looks as though it has been lifted with just the points left in. You can still stand on the bridge today but there are roads instead of rails below!
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Comment by Gary on January 5, 2013 at 11:13
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It does look like Stratford
EDIT: The buildings on the right look similar to those in the distance on one of your other shops. If this is the case then the remains of the station is off to the left. I think these buildings are on the Broom line formation or very closely abutted to it.
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