‘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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Passenger Trains connected to the SMJ
Following on from the previous discussion about WD passenger trains on the SMJ during the 1940s; it must be said that passenger trains ran on metals connected to the SMJ until the mid 1960s. There was a passenger service from the nearest point to…Continue
Started by Dave Hayward 6 hours ago.
Wartime passenger trains from Burton Dassett 3 Replies
Arthur Jordan in his book, The Stratford Upon Avon and Midland Junction Railway - The Shakespeare Route at pp 82 mentions a WW2 late night special from Stratford on Avon to Burton Dassett for soldiers at the CAD. I would envisage that this did not…Continue
Started by Dave Hayward. Last reply by Dave Hayward 7 hours ago.
PPhoto Albums 1 Reply
AndyAbout two years ago I ended up with some railway matter from a Bill Kendall who had been a Signalman on SMJ ending his railway career at Northampton No 1. I worked with him when I was working in Rugby PSB, I also covered the signa?l boxes at…Continue
Started by Robin Leslie Patrick. Last reply by Dave Hayward Jun 8.
Broom Junction station site for sale 3 Replies
Great opportunity for an SMJ enthusiast perhaps. I'm not sure what you could actually do with this site though!…Continue
Started by Simon Stevens. Last reply by Simon Stevens May 17.
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DETAILS OF THE PLATFORM SIDE OF E&W SMALL STATIONSHi everyone, Not been online for a while, been modelling but more importantly for this forum, preparing some drawings of the small SMJ (ex… Started by Si Donal |
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Jan 19, 2010 Reply by Si Donal |
Blakesley pictureI'm afraid I can be of no help at all, since the best copy that I now have in my possession is the one on the front cover of "Lost Railways… Started by David Blagrove |
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Jan 19, 2010 Reply by Dick Bodily |
FarthinghoeFarthinghoe station was primarily a station on the Buckinghamshire Railway and was opened for passenger traffic for trains from Bletchley t… Started by Andy Thompson |
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Jan 17, 2010 Reply by Dick Bodily |
BlakesleyI don't know if this has been mentioned before: it is peripheral to the SMJ. There is a newish book out called The Blakesley Miniature Rai… Started by Peter Fleming |
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Jan 14, 2010 Reply by Dick Bodily |
TicketsClick here and go and see our ticket collection. http://thesmjr.ning.com/photo/album/show?id=3138568:Album:6313 Does anyone have a BR ticke… Started by Andy Thompson |
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Jan 11, 2010 Reply by Si Donal |
SMJ TimelineGents Please feel free to add to this time line. I've left a few gaps 1st Jan 1909. The SMJ came into being from the amalgamation of 'The… Started by Andy Thompson |
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Jan 9, 2010 Reply by Andy Thompson |
Can anyone help Rob? - "underpass" or tunnelComment by Rob Gullen 2 minutes ago Delete Comment I've seen the website and wonder if you can help - there is reputed to be an "underpass"… Started by Andy Thompson |
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Jan 8, 2010 Reply by Peter S Lewis |
Help in finding pictures on SMJ locations on this websiteI've recently checked and edited as necessary the headings for each picture in the ' Photos ' section of this website so that the location… Started by Dick Bodily |
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Dec 30, 2009 Reply by Dick Bodily |
Banana Specials and Race Day Excursions.Does anyone know the date of the final banana special to run over the SMJ - enroute from Avonmouth to Somers Town? Also in which year did… Started by Robin Cullup |
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Dec 29, 2009 Reply by David Blagrove |
Another Special Train near ByfieldThis special running on Sunday 9th August 1959, ran from Kings Cross to Kings Cross utilising part of the SMJ in the itinerary. The train a… Started by Robin Cullup |
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Dec 8, 2009 Reply by Dick Bodily |
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