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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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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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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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
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A photo mosiac of the walk I took in Jan 2009. Not brilliant and I have to say I wish I had taken m… Gary Aug 9, 2009 112 views
Charles William Bartholomew, the owner and 'Squire' of the parishes was a civil engineer and in 190… Tags: Bartholemew, hall Andy Thompson Aug 8, 2009 255 views
Andy Thompson Aug 8, 2009 120 views
From screen grabs from old, out of copyright maps Tags: wood, Ravenstone Andy Thompson Jun 13, 2009 164 views
A montage of 'Google map' images of the Blisworth - Banbury section of the SMJ Tags: space, from Andy Thompson Jun 1, 2009 108 views
The Stratford Upon Avon & Midland Junction Railway. SMJ. Eric started work on the SMJ in 1941 a… Tags: Eric, Pickles. Andy Thompson May 24, 2009 138 views
Blakesley Hall, Northamptonshire near the village of Blakesley in the twin parishes of Woodend and… Tags: Northamptonshire, Hall Andy Thompson May 24, 2009 118 views
An excerpt from a 1975(?) BBC radio programme "Railways Remembered" featuring the memories of a for… Tags: fireman....., SMJ Peter S Lewis May 23, 2009 128 views
Have you made any? We'd love to see them. Tags: videos, films Andy Thompson Apr 16, 2009 94 views
A journey along the SMJR trackbed from Broom Junction to Stratford-upon-Avon, courtesy Google earth. Tags: Trackbed, SMJ Andy Thompson Apr 11, 2009 114 views
SMJ. Working on the Stratford-Upon-Avon & Midland Junction Railway the 'Ro-Railer' was equipped… Tags: Railer, Ro Andy Thompson Apr 11, 2009 162 views
The London and Birmingham Railway, under Robert Stephenson, bypassed Northamptonshire's capital tow… Tags: Blisworth Andy Thompson Apr 11, 2009 120 views
SMJR. The Canada Pit was situated East of Towcester off the SMJR by the current A43 at Showsley nr… Tags: Catchgate, Quarry Andy Thompson Apr 11, 2009 106 views
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