‘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
Blisworth - Towcester ETS working
Electric train staff equipment had been brought into use between Blisworth and Towcester by 9 August 1910 (date of SMJR minute 451 (TNA file RAIL 674/3)) and presumably the new signal box at Blisworth appeared at the same time. In that this was so…Continue
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Blisworth 1920
SMJ board minute 1474 of 13 April 1921 (TNA file RAIL 674/4) approved that “the following expenditure be charged to Capital” for year 1920: “Blisworth: Signalling and alterations to Permanent Way, Improvements and additional signalling: £800”. In…Continue
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Evesham Redditch & Stratford-upon-Avon Junction Railway 8 Replies
Did this railway (as opposed to the East & West Junction Railway) go into receivership - if so, when. And when did it come out of receivership?Continue
Started by Richard Maund. Last reply by Richard Maund Feb 11.
Bidford-on-Avon 5 Replies
Shall we bring this discussion under the proper heading!So far as the OS plan surveyed 1885, published 1886, is concerned: the OS liked - wherever they could - to have text running parallel to the top and bottom borders. When they came to add the…Continue
Started by Richard Maund. Last reply by Richard Maund Feb 10.
SMJ photos
Bridge 149
One of the features of the SMJ was the big cast iron diamond shaped warning signs on the bridges. These warned against "Locomotives weighing more than x tons using the bridge.......etc."
As they were rusty, and basically obsolete, they were not really of any use.
I always meant to take a photo of one (after picking out the lettering with chalk say) but, in the usual way, they all suddenly disappeared. Presumably "liberated" either by "enthusiasts" or scrap merchants.
A bridge could have had 4 of these (each side of the road and each end) but most had fewer. At Blisworth I think it was 2.
Bridge 149 had the full complement of 4.
Peter
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Permalink Reply by Dick Bodily on
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They had similar ones on Grand Union Canal bridges around Northants as well. I think they were replaced when councils started putting up the modern standardised road signs including ones that were to do with weight and height restrictions over and under bridges.
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Permalink Reply by Andy Thompson on
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Peter
Do you mean one of these?
Andy
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Permalink Reply by Peter Fleming on
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Not sure.
It is of course about 40 years since I saw one, and they were always unpainted and rusty, so looked rather different.
Andy Thompson said:Peter
Do you mean one of these?
Andy
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I remember the canal ones.
On reconsideration I think that the ones I recall were different.
The reference to the SMJR was much more prominent, not tucked away at the bottom.
I also think it may have been dated and issued under the name of "company secretary" or such.
I wish I had taken a photo as intended.
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