‘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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Bridge sign 3 Replies

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.

SMJ Postage stamps 1911 and 1924

A couple of items recently up for auction.GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY COMPANY AND STRATFORD-UPON-AVON & MIDLAND JUNCTION: 6…Continue

Started by Graham Ward May 21.

More building at Towcester 3 Replies

I hear there has been more building at the station site in Towcester.Anyone know what they've dug up?…Continue

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Started by Andy Thompson. Last reply by John Evans Apr 19.

Loco N° 5. 2-4-0T 1 Reply

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.

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"Robin Thanks for details of this tour, have a look at the railtours page (scroll do…"

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"Some information about Aston-le-Walls siding with many thanks to Rex Partridge. 'Du…"

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"Good point, the SMJ was used by armament trains in WW2, not just to and from Kineton…"

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"I've added two pictures to the Photos Section showing extracts related to this sidin…"

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"Andy According to 'Jordan' (Page 42) there was a simple siding here from 1910 to 19…"

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"Andy 'The Unofficial SMJ Society' sounds vaguely familiar! I like it as a subheadin…"

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"Does anyone know where the tracklifting trains came from that took up the section of…"

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"David Did your friend Tony Warwick ever fire on SMJ trains from Blisworth towards S…"

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"Nick Wheat will sell non-members copies of this journal ( No 41) for £3.75 inc. post…"

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