‘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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SMJ Forum
magnet fishing
Hi everyone, yesterday I did some magnet fishing with the grandchildren from the SMJ bridge over the river Tove in Towester, to great excitement of the children (and myself) we pulled out three chair screws and a rivet which looked similar in style…Continue
Started by Steve Camm Sep 1.
One of the best preserved SMJ bridges? 1 Reply
I was at Ettington the other day and apart from the good shed, which has had a lot of money spent on it including full glazing, the station building is still there. But my attention went to the station bridge (No. 73?) which is in very good…Continue
Started by John Evans. Last reply by Andy Thompson Aug 30.
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 Jun 16.
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 Jun 16.
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Preservation - What if....Idly thinking away following the line tour the other day and reading about the revival of the S&D that seems to be coming on in leaps a… Started by GaryLatest Reply |
Change of e-mail addressI have changed to a new e-mail address, can the moderator advise myself & fellow members of the procedure to enable this to be undertak… Started by Ian ScottLatest Reply |
South Wales TrafficI was browsing through some very old notebooks. One included a Sunday visit to Newport Ebbw Junction loco shed in February 1962. Amonst… Started by Peter FlemingLatest Reply |
Steam Tube Video with SMJ connectionsCheck out this video on Steam Tube gents! http://steamtube.ning.com/video/last-days-of-great-central-1 Andy Started by Andy ThompsonLatest Reply |
Single Fairlie gents?Comment by Colin Franklin on December 8, 2010 at 5:16pm There is an interesting photo of the Double Fairlie that was purchased from the Y… Started by Andy ThompsonLatest Reply |
Blisworth Mail Catching ApparatusDoes anyone know where the "mailbag catching apparatus" was installed, before WWII, near Blisworth Station to serve the up and down express… Started by Tony MarshLatest Reply |
Large Scale Map of Blisworth StationHello All.Map 4 of a sequence of maps beginning athttp://www.blisworth.org.uk/images/Railways/Station%20Maps/01-southend.htmshows the fairl… Started by Tony MarshLatest Reply |
"Automatic" points?This is a question for anyone. On two of the railway wagon tracks that lead to the canal from mines rather than the SMJ line or the main l… Started by Tony MarshLatest Reply |
SMJ number-takers bookWhile back in the UK earlier this month, I found a couple of old items from the SMJ in my attic. One was a British Railways Rule Book. It i… Started by John EvansLatest Reply |
Memories discovered in an old Wordpress blogBelow are some memories people have left of the SMJ, have you any? Do you want to comment on one of the entries below? Click on ‘Comments’… Started by Andy ThompsonLatest Reply |
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