‘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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44317 from Bedford shed on an SMJ freight - the first part of the train look like either iron ore or coal wagons. The track is interesting (see also next pic)as it has been newly ballasted - which bit of the SMJ was reballasted around the late 1950's?
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Comment by Barry Taylor on March 26, 2013 at 12:34
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Seems as though this is Chadshunt between Burton Dassett and Kineton (see Alwyn's reply on the other photo) looking east, into the morning sun, which accounts for the 'thin' nature of the exposure.The train could therefore well be the departure around 7.10am, from Olney, which started earlier at Bedford, and got to Burton Dassett at around 9.45am - and this also fits with 44317's allocation. Another one solved - thanks Alwyn!
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