‘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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More building at Towcester 2 Replies

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Broom History Group Event 9th November 2024

Broom History Group will be holding an event at Broom Village Hall 2-4pm on 9th November 2024 including a film on the railway and Broom Junction.…Continue

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Loco N° 5. 2-4-0T

Hi everybodyI’m building a OO gauge model of Fenny Compton and Clifford Sidings over here in Belgium.Quite a strange idea but so be it…In view of this I plan to transform a RTR Beatie Well Tank into SMJR N° 5 the 2-4-0T and use some etchings for the…Continue

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At 20:26 on March 1, 2015, Dick Bodily said…

David

I've recently updated and added to the Blakesley page, so if you haven't already had a look at it, here's a link

http://thesmjr.ning.com/page/blakesley-1

Incidentally I lived there during the 50's and 60's so I probably knew your relatives who you stayed with.

Dick Bodily

At 22:10 on September 19, 2009, Dick Bodily said…
According to Doug Blake's book ( village historian) Bob Salmons used to work for Mrs Bartholomew and used to go to Blakesley station to collect her newspapers which was specially despatched by W H Smith morning and evening. While he was doing this one day the station master suggested to him that as he spent so much time there he ought to apply for a job on the railway and that exactly what he did. I believe he is still living somewhere in the Towcester area.
At 9:03 on September 5, 2009, Peter S Lewis said…
Hello David,

What is your link with the SMJ? Did you used to live round these parts?
At 13:47 on August 28, 2009, Andy Thompson said…
Hi David! Welcome aboard! We'd all love to hear your memories!
Andy
 
 
 

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