‘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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"Picked up my copy from Telford 0-gauge Show yesterday and very impressed with it too…"

Jim Goodman replied Sep 3, 2017 to NEW BOOK ON THE SMJ - AVAILABLE SHORTLY

 24 Dec 1, 2018
Reply by John Evans

"I take your point about the different elevations, about 60ft if my memory is correct…"

Jim Goodman replied Dec 22, 2016 to Would the GCR have gone via Towcester?

 14 Apr 18, 2021
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"Pure speculation on my part but, as the platform in question is on the down side, I…"

Jim Goodman replied Dec 20, 2016 to Would the GCR have gone via Towcester?

 14 Apr 18, 2021
Reply by Andrew Emmerson

"Thanks Nigel, I didn't see the reverse photo. I knew it wasn't our railway though, I…"

Jim Goodman replied Nov 30, 2016 to SMJ photo on ebay - possibly!

 6 Dec 5, 2016
Reply by Robin Cullup

"Many thanks for posting these and the previous pictures. Some interesting angles of…"

Jim Goodman replied Sep 15, 2016 to My late Father's photographs

 1 Sep 15, 2016
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"Hi Mark, I live near Kettering, it's a bit of a trek for you. I'm quite happy to pos…"

Jim Goodman replied Apr 20, 2015 to Old Cine Film of the SMJ.

 9 Apr 20, 2015
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"Hi Nick/ Robin, It's not the DVD issued in 2006 but it is by Hillside Publishing. Th…"

Jim Goodman replied Mar 29, 2015 to Old Cine Film of the SMJ.

 9 Apr 20, 2015
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"I think Simon's right, it's difficult to measure a few yards even on a 1:25000 map b…"

Jim Goodman replied Mar 15, 2015 to M40 motorway

 16 Apr 7, 2015
Reply by Barry Taylor

"I'd be interested to know how many there are. One of the best I've seen is Towcester…"

Jim Goodman replied Feb 25, 2015 to Model Railway Layouts featuring SMJR System

 4 Mar 9, 2015
Reply by Jack Freuville

"Thanks for all your hard work at Kew. It does look like there were two stations. One…"

Jim Goodman replied Jan 25, 2015 to North End and Warwick Road stations?

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