‘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"
.
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
Started by Richard Maund on Saturday.
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
Started by Richard Maund on Saturday.
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
Northamptonshire South & West (BR Past & Present)
I wondered if anyone has seen this book yet and can tell me whether or not it has any new photos of the SMJ and if it's any good generally on Northants railways as I find this series varies a lot in consistency.
Views: 71
Replies to This Discussion
-
Permalink Reply by Jim Goodman on
-
Hi Dick,
I got this book for Christmas, I think I've got or seen all the old SMJ photos. There's one of Towcester from 1964 with a huge pile of concrete channelling stored on the island platform that I'm not familiar with.
I've seen a lot of the photos of other lines as well - so probably not worth the twenty quid, look out for a second hand copy on e-bay for a fiver.
Jim.
-
Permalink Reply by Dick Bodily on
-
Cheers Jim, useful info, i won't bother as a result. Perhaps that's why it's on Amazon for £12.
© 2024 Created by Andy Thompson.
Powered by
