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
Started by Richard Maund on Saturday.
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
Started by Richard Maund on Saturday.
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.
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.
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Si
would you mind if I cut n pasted this to the bottom of the Morton page?
|Andy
Si
Is this the Box Van you speak of at Morton old station site?
Andy
The pleasure is mine Si! I was up at my brothers in Towcester this last weekend and managed to fit a bit of SMJ in. Have you seen my video, A43 to the Lucas Bridge? All this (the qwebsite and interest) is my brothers fault. On a trip to get milk at Teso's he said, casually as we entered "you know this is where the station was?" and that was it! 4 or 5 years on I have the site, I given talks on the SMJ (2 this year so far, 3 booked for next year, have written articles on the subject and am still unearthing facts, stories, and people with similar likes!
Its a funny world!
Andy
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