‘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.
SMJ photos
Woodford Halse - Woodford West Junction
We couldn't work out what this was the base or part of.
Taken on Line Tour III - 13 March 2011
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Comment by Dick Bodily on November 12, 2015 at 15:43
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I believe signalmen were expected to stay at their posts during a raid, hence the WW2 box at Broom was built to survive a nearby bomb raid. The SMJ was operating 24/7 during WW2 handling troop and armament trains. Morton Pinkney & Byfield boxes were switched out for 8 hours at night leaving Woodford West responsible for the working of two long sections with tricky gradients to Blakesley and Fenny. My guess is that it is a platelayers store hut. Strange that I missed it altogether when I visited the site.
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Comment by Terry Andrews on November 11, 2015 at 18:15
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I visited here a few days ago, this looks very much like an air raid shelter, with the concrete cap 9n top. Is it possible one was built for the signal man if an attack came on the yards at Woodford?
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