‘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"
An East and West Junction and Stratford-On-Avon, Towcester and Midland Junction Railways bridge weight notice, cast iron, 16½"x11¾", the front repainted. As is usual, the company title has been altered to Stratford-On-Avon and Midland Junction…Continue
Started by Graham Ward. Last reply by Russ Firth Jun 1.
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
Started by Jack Freuville. Last reply by Simon Dunkley Mar 17.
I have only just noticed that the upper windows on the Banbury/Stratford wall of the main station building (small ones below the eves) were a later modification as they are not present on the earlier photos of the station (namely those with the "square" footbridge), Anyone know when these were added by any change or at least narrow it down to a gap of years?
Hi Gary - good point - I had not noticed this before!
Just had a quick look at my Towcester photos, and the common denominator might be the existence of the platform canopy - the windows don't seem to be there when there is a canopy present - very strange.
The only thing that I can think of is that perhaps, with the upper storey being used as living accommodation (?), maybe the 'authorities' were then obliged to provide a means of escape in case of fire? Perhaps this was not necessary when they could have scrambled out onto the canopy, but its removal incurred the wrath of an early form of 'Elf 'n safety' inspector? Depends on the internal layout of the building and whether another means of access / escape was available. Can't think of another good reason though. As for a date, I'll have to dig a bit further.