‘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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Broom History Group Event 9th November 2024

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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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SMJ photos

Re: 44186 at Fenny Compton 24.4.1955

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Permalink Reply by Robin Cullup on August 28, 2012 at 20:13

Dear All,

This is the view of 9015 depositing the coaches in the transfer siding at Fenny Compton. As you can see there is a large cast involved in this production - think of all that lovely Sunday overtime.......

Even if this special was packed to the roof, it must have cost more to run than the fares received as it consisted of only four coaches.

Regarding 44186 I wonder whether this loco was week-ending at Stratford and was sent out on this mission?

- rather than coming from Northampton or Blisworth.

It would be good to hear from some-one who was on the train. I have scoured the magazines of that time for a "Tour Report" - but (yet) to no avail.

Oh, and I do not know who took this photo - I picked it up in a box of miscellaneous photographs some years ago, so thank you whoever took it. Sorry to be so late joining this discussion, but other things have been happening.

Regards,

Robin Cullup

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Permalink Reply by Dave Hayward on January 9, 2013 at 19:57

If you are a member of the Branch Line Society one of the older members might have been on this trip?
If you are not a member let me know and Iwill see what I can do.#Regards

Dave Hayward

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Permalink Reply by Robin Cullup on January 9, 2013 at 22:31

I am not a member and have never belonged to the Branch Line Society, and this trip was long before I went on such jaunts - more's the pity.

All information will be appreciated.

Robin Cullup

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Permalink Reply by alwyn sparrow on January 10, 2013 at 13:45

Well Robin the date on this ticket fit's the bill, So was it this rail tour in your photograph ?

Alwyn.

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Permalink Reply by Robin Cullup on January 10, 2013 at 17:54

Thanks for this - I know that it was this special working, but the fascinating thing was the shunting of the train at Fenny Compton where the exchange siding between the GW and the SMJ was only quite short. This shunt also employed the 4F seen in the photograph put onto this site by Barry Taylor some months ago, as well as the GW 4-4-0 seen in my photo.

What we are seeking is someone who travelled on this train and can remember the sequence of events at Fenny Compton.