‘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"
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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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OIL TRAFFIC TO TOWCESTERThere seems to have been a small oil depot on the south side of the Goods Yard at Towcester. Does anyone have an idea of what sort of facil… Started by Si DonalLatest Reply |
The Bread & Herring LineMy late Father was born in 1911 and was brought up in the village of Hartwell, Northants. His Father (my Grandfather) worked at Wolverton c… Started by Andrew SmithLatest Reply |
BBC recording of Ex SMJ staffI have in my old record collection an LP called "Railways Remembered - An Excursion into the past". I've always known there was an intervie… Started by Jim GoodmanLatest Reply |
Hardingstone Junction - signal box imageHi,I've just uploaded to the site a scan from an old glass negative, one of 15 I have recently purchased. I've identified a number of the i… Started by Les WatersLatest Reply |
The Sad Demise of the Stratford Slip Coach ServiceI've retyped and updated this article which went missing. Alwyn helped with much appreciated info from the SMJ rulebook. It can be found in… Started by Dick BodilyLatest Reply |
Bakers Street to Morton Pinkney - request for infoDuring the posturing that took place between John Bell of the Metropolitan Railway and Pollitt of the MS&LR on the run up to the buildi… Started by Dick BodilyLatest Reply |
Reinstated pagesThrough nobody's fault a few pages went missing when the website was upgraded. Several have been recently reinstated. Andy has relocated an… Started by Dick BodilyLatest Reply |
Re: 44030 at Towcester 1905The photograph of "4F" 44030, supposedly at Towcester in 1905 raises a few questions. First of all the first "4F" was not built by the Midl… Started by Robin CullupLatest Reply |
The last train on the SMJLink to image Gents The link above takes you to Flickr, and states, "The last train on the SMJ" - Discuss! Andy Started by Andy ThompsonLatest Reply |
Photo LibraryHi everyone. I have just joined. I live in Pasadena, California, but for many years I lived in Northamptonshire. Not sure whether this is u… Started by John EvansLatest Reply |
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